{"product_id":"knots-paperback-1","title":"Knots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eNorth of Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e comes \"a beautiful, hopeful novel about one woman's return to war-ravaged Mogadishu\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Called \"one of the most sophisticated voices in modern fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), Nuruddin Farah is widely recognized as a literary genius. He proves it yet again with \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a woman who returns to her roots and discovers much more than herself. Born in Somalia but raised in North America, Cambara flees a failed marriage by traveling to Mogadishu. And there, amid the devastation and brutality, she finds that her most unlikely ambitions begin to seem possible. Conjuring the unforgettable extremes of a fractured Muslim culture and the wayward Somali state through the eyes of a strong, compelling heroine, \u003ci\u003eKnots\u003c\/i\u003e is another Farah masterwork.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNurudin Farah is the author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eFrom a Crooked Rib\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLinks\u003c\/i\u003e and his \u003ci\u003eBlood in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy: \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGifts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSecrets\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and have won numerous awards. Farah was named the 1998 laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, \"widely regarded as the most prestigious international literary award after the Nobel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Born in Baidoa, Somalia, he now lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with his wife and their children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.01 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42095227666567,"sku":"9780143112983","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ea8b13158c206f75d06950332b88bb47.webp?v=1732329321","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/knots-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}