Qué es el qué

In this gripping and moving novel, Dave Eggers chronicles the life of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the "Lost Boys" of the Sudanese civil war. The story begins when Arab militias ravage his village. With no knowledge of his parents' fate, Valentino sets out on foot with other children toward refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya. *What Is the What* recreates his journey across a landscape riddled with landmines and wild animals, leaving him at the mercy of hunger, disease, and the cruelty of rebels and militiamen—a journey in which, despite everything, there remains room for an unexpected romance. His long trek is based on the true events Valentino recounted to Eggers while the novel was being written.