{"product_id":"sardines-paperback","title":"Sardines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarah's landmark \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy is comprised by the novels \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sour Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSardines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Sesame\u003c\/i\u003e. In this volume, the second of the three, a woman loses her job as editor of the national newspaper and then finds her efforts to instill her daughter with a sense of dignity and independence threatened by an oppressive government and the traditions of conservative Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSardines\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly combines a social commentary on life under a dictatorship with a compassionate exploration of African feminist issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1945 in Baidoa, in what is now the Republic of Somalia. His \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy consists of the novels \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sour Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSardines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Sesame\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eFrom a Crooked Rib\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Naked Needle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1991, he received the Swedish Tucholsky Literary Award, given to literary exiles, and he was the recipient of the German DAAD fellowship in 1990.\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 0.83 x 9.28 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42167427039367,"sku":"9781555971618","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d03279e21c30e9ecce3371675975a2e6.webp?v=1733327575","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sardines-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}