Secrets
by Farah, Nuruddin
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1559704276
- ISBN 13
- 9781559704274
- Seller
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Austin, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
It is the week before the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia. Kalaman, a successful young businessman in Mogadiscio receives an unexpected house guest—the wild and sexually adventurous Sholoongo, his childhood crush returned from America. She announces that she intends to have his baby. Confronted by this dangerous interruption from his past, Kalaman starts to investigate his family's history, and uncovers the startling key to his own conception. Hailed by Salman Rushdie as "one of the finest contemporary African novelists," Farah writes in a rhythmical, sensual prose reminiscent of García Márquez's best fiction. Evoking the beauty and tragedy of Africa, Secrets is a remarkable portrait of a family disintegrating like its country, its ties dissolved by exposed lies and secrets.
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- Bookseller
- Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30659
- Title
- Secrets
- Author
- Farah, Nuruddin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1559704276
- ISBN 13
- 9781559704274
- Publisher
- Arcade Pub
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1998
Terms of Sale
Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller
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