Beasts of No NationWITH A NEW FOREWORD BY KATIE KITAMURA 'A work of visceral urgency and power' AMITAV GHOSH 'Totally and shockingly alive from its very first paragraph' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN 'An extraordinary book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Beasts of No Nation follows the harrowing journey of Agu, a young boy whose life is shattered by the outbreak of war in his village. His mother and sister are evacuated by the UN, leaving Agu and his father to face the approaching rebels.