Beasts of No Nation Audiobook By Uzodinma Iweala cover art

Beasts of No Nation

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Beasts of No Nation

By: Uzodinma Iweala
Narrated by: Simon Manyonda
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.39

Buy for $14.39

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

This movie tie-in edition of the acclaimed debut novel by Uzodinma Iweala tells the unforgettable story of the life of a child soldier in a war-torn African country.

In this stunning debut novel, Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. Haunted by his father's death at the hands of militants, Agu is vulnerable to the dangerous yet paternal nature of his new commander. While the war rages on, Agu becomes increasingly divorced from the life he had known before the conflict started - a life of school friends, church services, and time when his family was still intact.

In a powerful, strikingly original voice that vividly captures Agu's youth and confusion, Uzodinma Iweala has produced a harrowing, inventive, and deeply affecting novel.

©2005 Uzodinma Iweala (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Political War & Military World Literature War Africa
All stars
Most relevant  
loved it... read/listened to it in pretty much one setting... (stylewise, its a fast and easy read) it's an instant classics... incredible complexity of life and unfathomable horrors told in a simple way (it is told from a child's perspective) making it powerful and heavy... and very important read...

powerful, emotional and engaging read/listen...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
how much do we take for granted in this country. what pet peeves so we get upset over. how thankful are we for the lives we live? listen to this book then ask yourself those questions again.

sad just sad

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
It was hard to read due to the writers purposeful bad grammar, punctuation, and English. Listening to it made it much more enjoyable and immersible.

Much better than reading.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This book is a look through the eyes of a child of violence and abuse in an African rebel militia. I heard about it from a YouTube channel called History with Hilbert. I had to look it up. I must watch the movie now.

Must watch the movie now

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Tragic story. Truly unfortunate and unforgettable story. Try is one of many books I’ve read written by or about the boy soldiers’ experiences in war torn countries. Very descriptive writing. You can feel the pain, the sweat, the fear in Agu. I hope others enjoy, learn, and experience the true gamut of emotions this book surfaces.

Tragic. Unfortunate. Unforgettable.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.