{"product_id":"maps-paperback","title":"Maps - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nuruddin Farah is one of the real interpreters of experience in our troubled continent. His insight goes deep, beyond events.\"--Nadine Gordimer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Nuruddin Farah is one of Africa's most respected contemporary writers. \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in his acclaimed Blood in the Sun trilogy, set in his native land. Askar lost his father in the bloody war between Ethiopia and Somalia, and his mother died giving birth to him. Taken in by Misra, a kindhearted woman, he grows up in a small village. But as an adolescent, a true child of his times, he begins to feel suffocated there and goes to live with his cosmopolitan aunt and uncle in the capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn dangerous and turbulent Mogadiscio, Somalis are struggling to recreate a national identity that has been destroyed by the upheavals of modernity and the betrayals of civil war. Askar throws himself into radical political activity in the midst of the turmoil. As allegations of murder and treason are leveled at Misra, Askar's personal sense identity and Somalia's political boundaries will be challenged with a ferocity he could have never imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction--novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1945 in Baidoa, Somalia. He is the author of numerous novels, novellas, short stories, and plays. His novels include \u003ci\u003eHiding in Plain Sight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossbones\u003c\/i\u003e, and his trilogies \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlood in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which comprises \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGifts\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eSecrets\u003c\/i\u003e. After the publication of \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sour Milk\u003c\/i\u003e in 1979, Farah became persona non grata in Somalia and served a self-imposed exile of more than twenty years, before he was permitted to visit in 1996. His novels have been translated into many languages and have won numerous international awards. Farah was named the 1998 laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. He now divides his time between Cape Town, South Africa and Annandale, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42110831788167,"sku":"9781628725858","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/114495bc625dc78f9c1309090c275451.webp?v=1732480687","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/maps-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}