Gifts

Author: Nuruddin Farah
ISBN: 9780140296426

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.

Publisher: Penguin Books
Publish Date: 2000

Subjects: Fiction / General, Fiction / Literary, Fiction / Romance / Contemporary

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Cross-Cultural Center (Location: Literature/Fiction (LITR))