{"product_id":"gifts-a-novelvolume-2-paperback-1","title":"Gifts: A Novelvolume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nuruddin Farah is one of the finest contemporary African novelists.\"--Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe second novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy, \u003ci\u003eGifts\u003c\/i\u003e is the beguiling tale of a Somali family and the struggles of its powerful matriarch to keep it whole. Duniya is a single mother, raising twins while working as a nurse in a Mogadiscio hospital. Her self-sufficient world is rocked when her rebellious daughter brings home a mysterious foundling infant. And when Duniya accepts a ride to work from a wealthy, romantically interested family friend, her whole life is turned upside down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, the hospital where she works is besieged by a desperate population ravaged by war, drought, disease, and famine. Western relief agencies have invaded Somalia with their charity, and some Somalis chafe at tainted goods and the burden of debts they can never hope to repay. With lyrical, luxuriant prose, Farah weaves a spellbinding tapestry of reportage, dreams, memory, folktales, and family lore. In his hands, Duniya's tale becomes emblematic of the struggles of an entire people. \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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47247732998393,"sku":"9781628725827","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VzlGN20ydUY0OWxYODRjdkNDVFI2QT09_f3bc1447-fa8c-4954-b900-d046e9734ac1.webp?v=1768627164","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/gifts-a-novelvolume-2-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}