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The Door to Tamba

A Short Story

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The Door to Tamba

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 World Literature
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A beautiful gentle story . In reality it’s a sad story , but it is told so beautifully by the author and the narrator delivered it so perfectly, it was a joy to listen to . Highly recommend this little story

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