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The Door to Tamba

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The Door to Tamba

Written by: Ishmael Beah
Narrated by: Maduka Steady
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Award-winning author and human rights activist Ishmael Beah brings us The Door to Tamba, a powerful story centered on a mining village in West Africa where the destruction of earth and pollution of life impacts the mind, body, and soul of communities. Hindolo, a storyteller, returns to his hometown after 30 years and recalls the solitary and formidable old man who opened his home to him and introduced a world of literature and imagination, which for many years, was his only escape. Hindolo begins writing the stories down on paper stolen from a nearby mine to share with his classmates.

“We will be stealing,” he remembers one of his old friends exclaiming.

“They are already stealing from us anyway,” Hindolo responds.

A thought-provoking story that returns to the basics of fiction and freedom, The Door to Tamba stays with one long after listening.

©2023 Ishmael Beah (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC. Coming of Age Genre Fiction Literary Fiction
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A good listen,Good for Westerners to experience their impacts in other parts of the world.

Good for Westerners to experience their impacts in other parts of the world.

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A story which seems first to be simple but has many layers. It didn’t take much and I fell in love with the characters quickly and the story moved me. Worth the listen. It warmed my heart and soul and opened my mind some more, imprinting another story into my mind. 🥰

Short and sweet but very powerful

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