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It s winter 1944 and the Second World War is entering its most crucial stage. A few months ago Ali Banana was apprenticed to a whip-wielding blacksmith in his rural hometown; now he s behind enemy lines, trekking through the Burmese jungle, a private in Thunder Brigade. He is fourteen years old. ed by the scarred, charismatic Sergeant Damisa, Thunder Brigade has been given orders to go behind enemy lines and wreak havoc. But the jungle is a treacherous place, riddled with Japanese snipers, infection and disease. As torrential rains turn the landscape into a mud-riven death trap, the losses mount up, Ali s sanity falters and troubling questions arise. Who, for instance, is Kingi Jogi ? What does his empire stand for? And what does it all mean for Banana, the men of Thunder Brigade and for their inspirational general? he general is history's Orde Wingate, the raw-onion-chomping, Bible-wielding maverick genius who was infamous for regaling guests in his home with accounts of great biblical military heroes while completely naked. With faultless characterisation Biyi Bandele has taken real-life battles and historical figures and woven a story that is moving, horrific and always bri
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"excellent and moving account"
-- Sunday Express
'...a fresh perspective on the terrible Burma campaign...it's a departure
from the norm, leavening the gruesome depictions of combat with jokes,
proverbs and stories...' -- The Financial Times
'...so fantastic, filled with evocative detail... and like Catch 22 was
funny and humane...' -- Louise Doughty, Radio 5 Simon Mayo Bookclub
'a terrific story that needs to be told' -- Joel Morris, Radio Five Simon Mayo Bookclub
'haunting and funny... succeeds in not only in taking on a difficult
subject, but in capturing characters who are agonisingly real' -- New Statesman
'Haunting and humorous, it's a fascinating insight into a world of
conflict from a Nigerian point of view, illuminating a time and place that
has almost been stricken from the history books'
-- The Herald
'It's important we remember these stories... I never knew Africans
were in Burma fighting.. I enjoyed the book' -- Lemn Sissay, Radio Five Simon Mayo Bookclub
'a deeply moving, skillfully written and beautifully judged piece
of story telling... outstanding'
-- Christine Douglass, Radio 5 Simon Mayo Bookclub
`What's invigorating about Bandele's novel is his fine detail, and
the fresh perspective of the Africans who took part.'
-- Observer
`tense.'
-- Vogue: Rev'd Charlotte Sinclair.
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-- Sunday Express
'...a fresh perspective on the terrible Burma campaign...it's a departure
from the norm, leavening the gruesome depictions of combat with jokes,
proverbs and stories...' -- The Financial Times
'...so fantastic, filled with evocative detail... and like Catch 22 was
funny and humane...' -- Louise Doughty, Radio 5 Simon Mayo Bookclub
'a terrific story that needs to be told' -- Joel Morris, Radio Five Simon Mayo Bookclub
'haunting and funny... succeeds in not only in taking on a difficult
subject, but in capturing characters who are agonisingly real' -- New Statesman
'Haunting and humorous, it's a fascinating insight into a world of
conflict from a Nigerian point of view, illuminating a time and place that
has almost been stricken from the history books'
-- The Herald
'It's important we remember these stories... I never knew Africans
were in Burma fighting.. I enjoyed the book' -- Lemn Sissay, Radio Five Simon Mayo Bookclub
'a deeply moving, skillfully written and beautifully judged piece
of story telling... outstanding'
-- Christine Douglass, Radio 5 Simon Mayo Bookclub
`What's invigorating about Bandele's novel is his fine detail, and
the fresh perspective of the Africans who took part.'
-- Observer
`tense.'
-- Vogue: Rev'd Charlotte Sinclair.
An intense, moving and funny tale of African soldiers in World War II, the first novel to bring narrative light to this neglected history.
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0224081292
- ISBN 13 9780224081290
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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