Question

What is the setting of Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone

Answer 1

It takes place in Sierra Leone, Africa (1993-1997)

Answer 2

Answer:

The story of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier" takes place in Sierra Leone, Africa (1993-1997), and New York City (1998).

Explanation:

"A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" is a memoir written in 2007 by Ishmael Beah. Ishamel is from Sierra Leone, Africa, which is the setting of the memoir as well. The story takes place mainly in Sierra Leone from 1993-1997 where he taken as a child soldier at age 13 and also in New York City in 1998, where he was adopted by his uncle Tommy and given a chance of speaking in the UN about his experience as a child soldier. The period marked with the brutal civil war that influenced many lives including Ishmael's'.