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Revolution Books presents Nuruddin Farah author of Knots and From a Crooked Rib

Date:
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Time:
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Revolution Books
Email:
Phone:
(510)848-1196
Address:
2425 Channing Way, Berkeley,CA
Location Details:
Revolution Books 2425 Channing Way ( in the Sather Gate Parking Mall off of Telegraph Avenue)Wheelchair accessible.Donations accepted.

Please join Revolution Books in welcoming Nuruddin Farah,author of "Knots" and "From a Crooked Rib" in a discussion of his works. As he so aptly puts it :"My novels are about states of exile; about women shivering in the cruel cold in a world ruled by men; about the commoner denied justice; about a torturer tortured by guilt, his own conscience; about a traitor betrayed.” from the essay In Praise of Exile Nuruddin Farah’s books center on women characters straining against tradition’s chains. He weaves the history of colonial and post-colonial Somalia into his work, and leaves the reader with new flavors and glimpses of that culture. He is one of the major African authors writing today and a leading figure on the world literary scene. He is the author of ten novels, including From a Crooked Rib and the acclaimed trilogies Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship (Sweet and Sour Milk, Sardines, Close Sesame) and Blood on the Sun (Maps, Gifts, Secrets). Two volumes (Links, Knots) of a third trilogy have appeared, with the final volume forthcoming soon. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and have won numerous awards. Farah was named 1998 laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and he is widely considered to be a leading candidate for the Nobel Prize.
Added to the calendar on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 9:32AM
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