<P> The novel follows the journey of a young boy , Agu , who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unnamed West African country . While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him , his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country , and he is at first conflicted by simultaneous revulsion by and fascination with the mechanics of war . Iweala does not shy away from explicit , visceral detail and paints a complex , difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier . The book does not give any direct clue as to which country it takes place in , and it remains undisclosed . The book is notable for its confrontational , immersive first - person narrative . </P>
<P> The novel follows the journey of a young boy , Agu , who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unnamed West African country . While Agu fears his commander and many of the men around him , his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country , and he is at first conflicted by simultaneous revulsion by and fascination with the mechanics of war . Iweala does not shy away from explicit , visceral detail and paints a complex , difficult picture of Agu as a child soldier . The book does not give any direct clue as to which country it takes place in , and it remains undisclosed . The book is notable for its confrontational , immersive first - person narrative . </P>
where does beast of a nation take place
where does beast of a nation take place
West African country
West African country