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Aboulela, Leila

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1443404993 ISBN 13: 9781443404990

Casa editrice: HarperCollins Publishers, 2011

Riassunto

In 1950s Sudan, the powerful Abuzeid dynasty has amasseda fortune through their trading firm with Mahmoud Bey atits helm. But when Mahmoud’s son, Nur, suffers a debilitatingaccident, the family is suddenly divided in the face of anuncertain future.

As British rule nears its end, Sudan is torn between modernizinginfluences and the call of traditions past -- a conflictreflected in Mahmoud’s two wives: Nabilah, who longs to escapethe dust of “backward-looking” Sudan, and Waheeba, wholives traditionally within the confines of her open-air kitchen.It is not until Nur begins to assert himself outside the strictcultural limits that both his own spirit and the frayed bonds ofhis family can begin to mend.

This sweeping tale by the IMPAC and Orange Prize nominated writer is one of the most accomplished and evocativeportraits ever written about Sudanese society at the timeof independence.

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L'autore:

LEILA ABOULELA was born in Cairo and grew up in Khartoum. She is the author of two novels: The Translator, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Minaret—both longlisted for the Orange Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her book of short stories, Coloured Lights, published in 2001, contained her story “The Museum,” which made her the first winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. Leila Aboulela lives between Doha and Aberdeen. Visit her website at www.leila-aboulela.com.

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• Editore: HarperCollins Publishers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1443404993
• ISBN 13: 9781443404990
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320