Summary
Once a young girl in Somalia who wanted to be in films and escape the domineering grasp of her father, Adua is now an “Old Lira,” a woman who immigrated to Italy during the first wave in the 1970’s. With the end of the Somalian civil war, Adua begins to seriously consider returning to the country of her birth. Sitting at the foot of the elephant statue that holds up the obelisk in Santa Maria square in Rome, she recounts her story, attempting to make sense of the past forty years and what the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781909762923 |
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| ISBN-10: | 190976292X |
| Author: | Igiaba Scego |
| Publisher: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Imprint: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 191g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Jacaranda |
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Utterly sublime. Igiaba Scego strikes the perfect balance between melancholy humour and simmering rage. Aduatells a gripping story of war, migration and family, exposing us to the pain and hope that reside in each encounter.
– Maaza MengisteLucid and forthright… examines the linked consequences of Italian colonization, instability in 1970s Somalia, and the current refugee crisis in Europe… an illuminating work appropriate for a wide range of readers. – Library JournalA memorable, affecting tale… brings the decolonization of Africa to life… all the more affecting for being told without sentimentality or self-pity. – FOREWORD reviewsAbout The Author
Igiaba Scego
Igiaba Scego is a Somali Italian novelist and journalist. She writes for several national newspapers such as Internazionale. She was born in Rome to Somali parents who had emigrated to Italy following Siad Barre’s 1969 coup d’etat. Scego’s father had been a well-known politician in Somalia and had held posts such as ambassador and foreign minister. In 2010, Scego published a narrative memoir, La mia casa e dove sono (Rizzoli), which was awarded Premio Mondello. She is also the author of the novel Beyond Babylon, published in English in 2019.
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