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Knots

By Farah, Nuruddin
Knots
Set in Mogadiscio, Somalia, this novel breaks new ground and brings the author back to his literary roots. He presents the story of a woman raised in North America who returns to her homeland in a desperate attempt to find herself and reclaim her family's home from the warlord who has taken it.

Details

Authors: Farah, Nuruddin
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780143112983
ISBN10: 0143112988
Page Count: 432
Dimensions: 5.5x0.79x8.01
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Strand Notes

Acclaimed Somalian author Nuruddin Farah's second novel of a trilogy that began in 2004 with "Links" is a compelling story of one woman's search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Somali born Cambara has returned to Mogadiscio from Canada to escape the horrors of quickly disintigrating life. She has come back here to find herself, but with the city crippled by violent change and staunch religious rules, she feels there is no place for her. However, she is not alone. With a group of like-minded women by her side, Cambara is able to continue her quest and find the solace she desperately seeks. A major literary achievement, "Knots" further confirms Farah's place among our finest authors.

Description

From the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn comes "a beautiful, hopeful novel about one woman's return to war-ravaged Mogadishu" (Time)

Called "one of the most sophisticated voices in modern fiction" (The New York Review of Books), Nuruddin Farah is widely recognized as a literary genius. He proves it yet again with Knots, the story of a woman who returns to her roots and discovers much more than herself. Born in Somalia but raised in North America, Cambara flees a failed marriage by traveling to Mogadishu. And there, amid the devastation and brutality, she finds that her most unlikely ambitions begin to seem possible. Conjuring the unforgettable extremes of a fractured Muslim culture and the wayward Somali state through the eyes of a strong, compelling heroine, Knots is another Farah masterwork.

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