Beneath the Tamarind Tree
 First edition | |
| Author | Isha Sesay |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping/Boko Haram insurgency |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 7 September 2019 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
| Pages | 382(first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0062686671 |
Beneath the Tamarind Tree styled as Beneath the Tamarind Tree — A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram is a 2019 non-fiction social novel by Isha Sesay. The novel was written when Sesay was a journalist at CNN International. It gave the details about the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping by Boko Haram.[1][2][3]
See also
- Girl (2019), a fictional account of one of the Chibok victims by Edna O'Brien
References
- ^ "Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram by Isha Sesay". World Literature Today. 12 December 2019.
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (9 July 2019). "The Story of the Boko Haram Schoolgirls, by a Reporter Who Takes It Personally". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Nigerian Schoolgirls' Abduction Told In 'Beneath The Tamarind Tree'". NPR.