Sardines

By Nuruddin Farah

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155597161X
• ISBN13: 9781555971618
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Women in Somalia

Sardines offered a tantalizing portrayal of African life under a military dictator. In particular, this book was strong in portraying women's issues in Somalia. The female gender is still actively oppressed in Somalia and Sardines illustrates this idea in a subtle, yet captivating way.