A Moonless, Starless Sky
Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · October 3, 2017
WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD "A rich and urgently necessary book" (New York Times Book Review), A Moonless, Starless Sky is a masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo--a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Genres
- African Politics, Human Rights, African Studies
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, October 3, 2017
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.
Looking for TranswonderlandNoo Saro-Wiwa54% match
In the House of the InterpreterNgugi wa Thiong'o54% match
Blessings and DisastersAlexis Okeowo53% match
Love, AfricaJeffrey Gettleman54% match
It's a ContinentAstrid Madimba, Chinny Ukata51% matchShares African Politics and African Studies
Invisible ChildAndrea Elliott52% match
A Hope More Powerful Than the SeaMelissa Fleming51% match
Soldiers and KingsJason De León51% match
For younger readers: The Bitter Side of Sweet, How Dare the Sun Rise, Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Join the waitlistAbout this book
WINNER OF THE 2018 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD "A rich and urgently necessary book" (New York Times Book Review), A Moonless, Starless Sky is a masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo--a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism.
Continue reading
In A Moonless, Starless Sky Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram. This debut book by one of America's most acclaimed young journalists illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary--lives that are too often hidden, underreported, or ignored by the rest of the world.
Hard Edges
Come here for
- Edgy reporting voice
- Human stakes, not abstractions
Expect
- Modern African history frame
- Immersive, serious read
Where it sits
| African Politics | 53% |
|---|---|
| Human Rights | 47% |
| African Studies | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Human Rights
- African Politics
- Women's Studies
- Authors
- Alexis Okeowo
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- October 3, 2017
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Human Rights