Bücher von Nuruddin Farah

A bold new novel that "augments a body of work worthy of a Nobel Prize" (Kirkus Reviews), from the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn Nuruddin Farah-"the most important African novelist to emerge in the past twenty-five years" (The New York Review of Books)-returns with a provocative, unforgettable tale about family, freedom, and loyalty. A departure in theme and setting, Hiding in Plain Sight is a profound exploration of the tensions between liberty and obligation, the ways in which gender and sexual orientation define us, and the unintended consequences of the secrets we keep.When Bella, a fashion photographer living in Rome, learns of her beloved half-brother's murder, she travels to Nairobi to care for her niece and nephew. But when their mother resurfaces, reasserting her maternal rights and bringing with her a gale of chaos and confusion that mirrors the deepening political instability in the region, Bella must decide how far she will go to obey the call of sisterly responsibility.

From the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn, Links is a novel that will stand as a classic of modern world literature.Jeebleh is returning to Mogadiscio, Somalia, for the first time in twenty years. But this is not a nostalgia trip-his last residence there was a jail cell. And who could feel nostalgic for a city like this? U.S. troops have come and gone, and the decimated city is ruled by clan warlords and patrolled by qaat-chewing gangs who shoot civilians to relieve their adolescent boredom. Diverted in his pilgrimage to visit his mother's grave, Jeebleh is asked to investigate the abduction of the young daughter of one of his closest friend's family. But he learns quickly that any act in this city, particularly an act of justice, is much more complicated than he might have imagined.

Das ruhige Leben eines somalischen Paares in Oslo wird durch die Ankunft der Witwe ihres Sohnes und deren Kinder unwiderruflich verändert. Ein wichtiger Roman über Familie, Politik und Gewalt von einem der bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Schriftsteller Afrikas.Seit Jahrzehnten leben Gacalo und Mugdi in Oslo, wo sie ein ruhiges und weitgehend assimiliertes Leben geführt und ihre zwei Kinder großgezogen haben. Doch nachdem ihr geliebter Sohn Dhaqaneh sich den Dschihadisten in Somalia angeschlossen hat und bei einem Selbstmordattentat ums Leben gekommen ist, gerät ihre Welt aus den Fugen. Schweren Herzens bieten sie seiner somalischen Familie an, nach Oslo zu kommen.Als sich aber ihre Schwiegertochter immer mehr in die Religion vertieft, während ihre Kinder sich nach den Freiheiten ihrer neuen Heimat sehnen, gibt es einen Bruch in der Familie, der ihrer aller Leben unwiderruflich verändern wird. Vor dem Hintergrund realer Ereignisse erzählt Nuruddin Farah eine provokative und umwerfende Geschichte von Liebe, Loyalität und nationaler Identität, die uns die Frage stellt, ob es je möglich ist, einem Erbe der Gewalt zu entkommen - und wenn ja, zu welchem Preis.

Farah's landmark Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship trilogy is comprised by the novels Sweet and Sour Milk, Sardines, and Close Sesame. In this volume, the third and final book in the series, the characters are deeply entwined in the waking nightmare of a police state. An old man finds himself poised in mortal combat with an elusive and cunning enemy in an atmosphere where the distinction between public and private justice is always obscured.Close Sesame is a novel that offers "an eloquent indictment of the tyrannies committed both under Islamic law and in the name of Socialism" (The Observer).