Children of the Wild

Children of the Wild

by Kevin Powers

First published 2026

Children of the Wild Kevin Powers

Reception

2026
The Guardian
Reviewed, 4 August
2026
Times Literary Supplement
Reviewed by Benjamin Markovits, 2 September

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Times Literary Supplement · 2 September 2026

Uncomfortable glorifications

A long line of lives broken by war

By Benjamin Markovits

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The Guardian · 4 August 2026

Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war

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About the author

Kevin Powers, born 1980, United States.

More by Kevin Powers

The Yellow Birds
2012

Catalogue record

320 pages

Pages: 320

Full recordClose

Pages: 320
Author: Powers, Kevin, 1980–
Statement: Children of the Wild / Kevin Powers.

Subjects

2020s

Catalogue data checked 4 October 2026