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Available
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Publication
London ; Jonathan Cape, 2015.
Description
"In January 1991, when civil war came to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, two-thirds of the city's population fled. Among them was eight-year-old Asad Abdullahi. His mother murdered by a militia, his father somewhere in hiding, he was swept alone into the great wartime migration that scattered the Somali people throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the world. This ... book tells Asad's story, [from a childhood living in a bewildering number of places to an adulthood of financial and romantic success]"--Dust jacket flap.
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Really excellent journalism & biography & study of the life of Asad Abdullahi, a Somali who moved across the continent of Africa and the risks he took to secure a life for himself and his family. I did not want it to end, but it was so hard to put down. Great read, thought-provoking and
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Awards
Media24 Books Literary Awards (Winner — 2015)
Alan Paton Award (Shortlist — 2015)
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Physical description
336 p.; 22.3 cm
ISBN
9780224094122