The Bead Collector
Sefi Atta
$35.00 CAD
Leila Aboulela
River Spirit
Paperback · 336 pages · 2024
$37.00 CADOnly 1 left
Why we chose it
Aboulela's Sudan novel, told through seven voices during the Mahdist revolution. We wanted historical fiction from the continent that isn't about colonialism from the outside looking in.
About the book
1880s Sudan. Orphaned in a raid and taken in by a young merchant, Akuany comes of age as the Mahdist revolution tears the country from Ottoman rule. Told through seven interwoven voices, a powerful novel of faith, loyalty and empire.
Details
- ISBN
- 9780863569043
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Year
- 2024
- Pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
