Books set in Sudan (24)
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A Mouth Full of Salt by Reem Gafar EN
SudanDescription:
The Nile brings them life. But the Nile also takes away. 1970s. A village in North Sudan is shaken by the news that a little boy has drowned. Then the village camels die of a mysterious illness; the date tree fields catch fire and burn to the ground. The women whisper rumours of a mysterious sorceress from the Nuba mountains. It is the dry season. The men have no work, the women have their own troubles, the children continue to play where the river runs over its own banks. For 14-year-old Fatima escape lies in the big city of Khartoum. 1950s. In Khartoum, Nyamakeem is 33, a single mother makin... continue
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El mesías de Darfur by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin ES
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Abderrahmán es un nombre masculino y, sin embargo, la protagonista de esta historia es de sexo femenino. Posiblemente, no hay otra mujer en todo Sudán que se llame así. Abderrahmán fue adoptada por la tía Jarifía, una mujer sin hijos y con un gran corazón, que la acogió en su casa bajo la condición de que nunca hablara de la guerra. Sin embargo, Abderrahmán lo sabe todo sobre la guerra, quizás demasiado, así lo atestigua una cicatriz en la mejilla, una marca de terrible belleza.
Cierto día ella conoce a... continue
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Época de migración al Norte by Tayyeb Saleh ES
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Después de años de estudio en Europa, el joven narrador de Temporada de migración al norte regresa a su pueblo a lo largo del Nilo en Sudán. Estamos en la década de 1960 y está ansioso por hacer una contribución a la nueva vida poscolonial de su país. De regreso a casa, descubre a un extraño entre los rostros familiares de la infancia: el enigmático Mustafa Sa'eed. Mustafa confía en el joven y le cuenta la historia de sus propios años en Londres, de su brillante carrera como economista y de la serie de rel... continue
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Ghost Season : A Novel by Fatin Abbas EN
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A dynamic, beautifully orchestrated debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border. A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, the discovery foreshadows trouble to come. South Sudanese translator William connects the corpse to the sudden disappearance of cook Layla, a northern nomad with whom he’s fallen in love. Meanwhile, Sudanese American filmmaker Dena struggles to connect to her unfamiliar homeland, and white midwestern aid wor... continue
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Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhillo EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD “Nothing short of magic.” —Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured on Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30” list, this powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl, caught between cultures, on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging, and home. my mother meant to name me for her favorite flower its sweetness garlands made for pretty girls i imagine her yasmeen bright & alive & i ache t... continue
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In the Country of Men : A Novel by Hisham Matar EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Libya, 1979. Nine-year-old Suleiman’s days are circumscribed by the narrow rituals of childhood: outings to the ruins surrounding Tripoli, games with friends played under the burning sun, exotic gifts from his father’s constant business trips abroad. But his nights have come to revolve around his mother’s increasingly disturbing bedside stories full of old family bitterness. And then one day Suleiman sees his father across the square of a busy marketplace, his face wrapped in a pair of dark sunglasses. Wasn’t he supposed to be away on business yet again? Why is he going into that strange build... continue
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Le messie du Darfour by Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin FR
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« C’était la seule à Nyala et sans doute même dans tout le Soudan à s’appeler Abderahman. » Avec son prénom d’homme et sa cicatrice à la joue, terrible signe de beauté, Abderahman est la fille de fortune de tante Kharifiyya, sans enfant et le cœur grand, qui l’a recueillie un jour de marché en lui demandant de ne jamais parler de la guerre. De la guerre, pourtant, Abderahman sait tout, absolument tout. C’est un jour de marché qu’elle rencontre Shikiri, jeune idéaliste enrôlé de force dans l’armée, venu en permission chez sa tante Kharifiyya. Ni une, ni deux, Abderhaman en fait joyeusement son ... continue
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Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela EN
EgyptDescription:
Longlisted for the Orange Prize 2011 'Haunting' Telegraph 'A story for all the senses' Aminatta Forna 'A superb family epic . . . vivid, beautifully original' The Herald Set in 1950s Sudan, Lyrics Alley is the story of the powerful and sprawling Abuzeid dynasty. With Mahmoud Bey at its helm, the family can do no wrong. But when Mahmoud's son, Nur - the brilliant, charming heir to his business empire - suffers a near-fatal accident, his hopes of university and a glittering future are dashed. Subsequently, his betrothal to his cousin and sweetheart, Soraya is broken off. As British rule is comin... continue
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In her Muslim hijab, with her down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London.
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Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom EN
EthiopiaDescription:
Read the story that has inspired millions The desert, I remember. The shrieking hyenas, I remember....I remember playing soccer with rocks, and a strange man telling me and my brother Tewolde that we had to go on a trip and Tewolde refusing to go. The man took out a piece of gum and Tewolde happily traded it for his homeland.... So begins the remarkable true story of a young boy's journey from civil war in east Africa to a refugee camp in Sudan, to a childhood on welfare in an affluent American suburb, and eventually to a full-tuition scholarship at Harvard University. Following his father's a... continue