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The Private Apartments

by Idman Nur Omar

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 1487011385
ISBN-13 9781487011383
Publisher House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Imprint House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Jun 15th, 2023
Print length 192 Pages
Weight 194 grams
Dimensions 14.00 x 17.70 x 1.60 cms
Product Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Short stories
Ksh 2,350.00
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Finalist, 2023 Writers' Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Literary AwardFinalist, 2024 Alberta Literary AwardsBrittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2023Moving, insightful, linked stories about the determination of Somali immigrants — despite duty, discrimination, and an ever-dissolving link to a war-torn homeland. In the insular rooms of The Private Apartments, a cleaning lady marries her employer’s nephew and then abandons him, a depressed young mother finds unlikely support in her community housing complex, a new bride attends weddings to escape her abusive marriage, and a failed nurse is sent to relatives in Dubai after a nervous breakdown. These captivating and compassionate stories eloquently showcase the intricate linkages of human experience and the ways in which Somalis, even as a diaspora, are indelibly connected.

Finalist, 2023 Writers'' Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Finalist, 2024 Alberta Literary Awards
Brittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2023

Moving, insightful, linked stories about the determination of Somali immigrants — despite duty, discrimination, and an ever-dissolving link to a war-torn homeland.

In the insular rooms of The Private Apartments, a cleaning lady marries her employer’s nephew and then abandons him, a depressed young mother finds unlikely support in her community housing complex, a new bride attends weddings to escape her abusive marriage, and a failed nurse is sent to relatives in Dubai after a nervous breakdown. These captivating and compassionate stories eloquently showcase the intricate linkages of human experience and the ways in which Somalis, even as a diaspora, are indelibly connected.

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