- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Graywolf Press; Reprint edition (April 1 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155597161X
- ISBN-13: 978-1555971618
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 14.8 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 345 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#839,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #25 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > African > East African
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"A chilling exploration of corruption and terror . . . Mr. Farah has given us a powerful political statement that moves constantly toward song." --The New York Times Book Review
Book Description
Second in series "Variations on the theme..."
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Women in Somalia,
This review is from: Sardines (Paperback)
Sardines offered a tantalizing portrayal of African life under a military dictator. In particular, this book was strong in portraying women's issues in Somalia. The female gender is still actively oppressed in Somalia and Sardines illustrates this idea in a subtle, yet captivating way.
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Women in Somalia,
By Brian Thomas Beekman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sardines (Paperback)
Sardines offered a tantalizing portrayal of African life under a military dictator. In particular, this book was strong in portraying women's issues in Somalia. The female gender is still actively oppressed in Somalia and Sardines illustrates this idea in a subtle, yet captivating way.
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Dark and metaphorical,
By Sharlene T - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sardines (Paperback)
A difficult read this one, mostly because it is dark, grey, very internal, with an oppressive government just looming behind everyone. Sardines follows the lives of Medina, who loses her job as the editor of the national newspaper of Somalia. She struggles to bring up her young daughter Ubax, as her friend Sagal is herself trying to figure out whether she wants to flee Somalia or take part in some subversive political action, and discovering that she might be pregnant. Farah tends towards metaphors and lyrical, but meandering prose, but Sardines was in the end an interesting, complex read. Sardines is part two of Farah's Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship trilogy which also includes Sweet and Sour Milk and Close Sesame, which, judging from Sardines, can be read independently.
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