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  Gifts (Paperback) By (author) Nuruddin Farah

  

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  Short Description for Gifts "Gifts" is a beguiling tale of a Somali family, its strong matriarch, Duniya, and its past wounds that refuse to heal. As the story unfolds, Somalia is ravaged by war, drought, disease, and famine, prompting industrialized nations to offer monetary aid--"gifts" to the so-called Third World. Farah weaves these threads together into a tapestry of dreams, memories, family lore, folktales, and journal
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  • Publisher: The Penguin Press
  • Published: 07 April 2004
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Adult & Contemporary Romance
  • ISBN 13: 9780140296426 ISBN 10: 0140296425
  • Sales rank: 266,698

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• Gifts is a beguiling tale of a Somali family, its strong matriarch, Duniya, and its past wounds that refuse to heal. As the story unfolds, Somalia is ravaged by war, drought, disease, and famine, prompting industrialized nations to offer monetary aid -- "gifts" to the so-called Third World. Farah weaves these threads together into a tapestry of dreams, memories, family lore, folktales, and journalistic accounts.