Beasts of No Nation, Uzodinma Iweala
Book
Literary Fiction
Book
Literary Fiction
Updated: 18 August 2021
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The protagonist, a child, is forced to become a child soldier. The commander rapes him multiple times, and it is implied that he also rapes other boys in the group.
There is a scene where the protagonist helps force a woman's legs open so that other soldiers can rape her.
In another scene, the soldiers visit a brothel and make harassing comments and gestures towards the women there.
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