Gifts

Contributor(s): Farah, Nuruddin (Author)

ISBN: 0140296425 EAN: 9780140296426

Publisher: Penguin Books (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 16.00 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: November 01, 2000

Annotation: "Gifts" is a beguiling tale of a Somali family, its strong matriarch, Duniya, and its past wounds that refuse to heal. As the story unfolds, Somalia is ravaged by war, drought, disease, and famine, prompting industrialized nations to offer monetary aid--"gifts" to the so-called Third World. Farah weaves these threads together into a tapestry of dreams, memories, family lore, folktales, and journalistic accounts. Show Less