Knots
Nuruddin Farah
(Author)
Description
From the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn comes "a beautiful, hopeful novel about one woman's return to war-ravaged Mogadishu" (Time) Called "one of the most sophisticated voices in modern fiction" (The New York Review of Books), Nuruddin Farah is widely recognized as a literary genius. He proves it yet again with Knots, the story of a woman who returns to her roots and discovers much more than herself. Born in Somalia but raised in North America, Cambara flees a failed marriage by traveling to Mogadishu. And there, amid the devastation and brutality, she finds that her most unlikely ambitions begin to seem possible. Conjuring the unforgettable extremes of a fractured Muslim culture and the wayward Somali state through the eyes of a strong, compelling heroine, Knots is another Farah masterwork.
Product Details
Price
$30.00
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Publish Date
April 01, 2008
Pages
432
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.01 X 0.79 inches | 0.81 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780143112983
BISAC Categories:
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Nurudin Farah is the author of nine novels, including From a Crooked Rib, Links and his Blood in the Sun trilogy: Maps, Gifts, and Secrets. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and have won numerous awards. Farah was named the 1998 laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, "widely regarded as the most prestigious international literary award after the Nobel" (The New York Times). Born in Baidoa, Somalia, he now lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with his wife and their children.
Reviews
"A literary vision both broad and deep, the vision of an exile and a patriot."
-The New York Times Book Review "A brutal, beautiful, unforgettable unveiling of a volatile city and a complex woman 'risking her life in order to get the better of her loss.'"
-People "This is an intriguing, poetically intense and deeply pleasurable read."
-Los Angeles Times
-The New York Times Book Review "A brutal, beautiful, unforgettable unveiling of a volatile city and a complex woman 'risking her life in order to get the better of her loss.'"
-People "This is an intriguing, poetically intense and deeply pleasurable read."
-Los Angeles Times