| Sardines Contributor(s): Farah, Nuruddin (Author) |
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ISBN: 155597161X ISBN-13: 9781555971618 Publisher: Graywolf Press OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature Farah's landmark "Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship" trilogy is comprised by the novels "Sweet and Sour Milk," "Sardines," and "Close Sesame," In this volume, the second of the three, a woman loses her job as editor of the national newspaper and then finds her efforts to instill her daughter with a sense of dignity and independence threatened by an oppressive government and the traditions of conservative Islam. "Sardines" brilliantly combines a social commentary on life under a dictatorship with a compassionate exploration of African feminist issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91040273 |
| Series: Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.82" W x 9.28" (1.02 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature Farah's landmark Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship trilogy is comprised by the novels Sweet and Sour Milk, Sardines, and Close Sesame. In this volume, the second of the three, a woman loses her job as editor of the national newspaper and then finds her efforts to instill her daughter with a sense of dignity and independence threatened by an oppressive government and the traditions of conservative Islam. Sardines brilliantly combines a social commentary on life under a dictatorship with a compassionate exploration of African feminist issues. |
