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What is Little Boy about?

He began to understand that his present life was not a life at all, but something that had to be endured before a life could commence. It was as though he was before a window, and could see life, but could not touch it. What he needed, he thought, was to be given the opportunity to live. For he would do great things, he thought, when he had the opportunity. It is 1935 and a small boy is found in a mine in what is known as the Belgian Congo. It is a time of ferment; nefarious forces are at play. Against this backdrop, the boys discovery draws the attention of men of distinction across the globe scientists, politicians and army men. Soon enough a race begins to bring the boy into safe custody. After a tortuous journey by train through the continent of Africa, the boy travels by ship to New York, where he is taken into the care of the United States Army. From here our diminutive hero will become swept up in a narrative not of his own making, a narrative that will lead him into the heart of one of the most devastating events of the twentieth century. Audacious in its conceit, thrillingly readable and profoundly humane, Little Boy is a novel of science and politics, of men and war, of

Who reads Little Boy?

Author

John Smith

Publisher

Boiler House Press

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781913861063

Category

children's

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.01 / 5 (215 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14