Named as one of the GRANTA BEST OF YOUNG BRITISH NOVELISTS 2013. Longlisted for the Orange Prize and winner of the Betty Trask Award. For fans of Half of a Yellow Sun, a stunning novel set in 1930s Somalia spanning a decade of war and upheaval, all seen through the eyes of a small boy alon[...]
Yemen, 1935. Jama is a "market boy," a half-feral child scavenging with his friends in the dusty streets of a great seaport. For Jama, life is a thrilling carnival, at least when he can fill his belly. When his mother--alternately raging and loving--dies young, she leaves him only an amulet stuffed [...]
From one of "Granta"'s Best of Young British Novelists, a stunning novel illuminating Somalia's tragic civil war
It is 1987 and Hargeisa waits. Whispers of revolution travel on the dry winds, but still the dictatorship remains secure.
Soon, through the eyes of three women, we will see Somali[...]
From one of "Granta"'s Best of Young British Novelists, a stunning novel illuminating Somalia's tragic civil war
It is 1987 and Hargeisa waits. Whispers of revolution travel on the dry winds, but still the dictatorship remains secure.
Soon, through the eyes of three women, we will see Somali[...]
The eagerly awaited new novel from the author of the acclaimed Orange-longlisted Black Mamba Boy
The eagerly awaited new novel from the author of the acclaimed Orange-longlisted Black Mamba Boy.
The eagerly awaited new novel from the author of the acclaimed Orange-longlisted Black Mamba Boy
Den tiårige gategutten Jama har mistet sin mor. Faren, som han aldri har sett, er på et ukjent sted langt, langt unna. Det er Øst-Afrika. Året er 1935, og i Europa er forberedelsene til krig i gang. Det er da Jama bestemmer seg for å finne faren. Han legger ut på en lang reise. Alene og med al[...]
Det är i slutet av åttiotalet och Somalia är på randen till det inbördeskrig som landet fortfarande är drabbat av, och som har slagit sönder varje liten rest av ett politiskt system. I Förlorade själar får vi se de mänskliga dimensionerna av detta sammanbrott, i tre kvinnors kamp för �[...]