Maps (novel)

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AuthorNuruddin Farah
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPan Books
Publication date
1986
Pages246
ISBN9780330287104
OCLC246506375
Followed byGifts 

Maps is a novel by Nuruddin Farah, published in 1986. It is the first novel in the Blood in the Sun trilogy.

Plot[edit]

Maps is the story of the orphan Askar, growing up in Mogadishu.[1] He is raised by his surrogate mother Misra, and extended family.[2][3][4]

Analysis[edit]

The novel has been compared to The Sand Child.[5]

Bibliography[edit]

  • — (1986). Maps. London: Pan. Reprints: Arcade, 1999.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Farah: Maps". The Modern Novel. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ Kelly, Hilarie. "A Somali Tragedy of Political and Sexual Confusion: A Critical Analysis of Nuruddin Farah's "Maps"" (PDF). escholarship.org.
  3. ^ "African literature - Postcolonial, Oral Traditions, Writers | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "Maps by Nuruddin Farah, Nurrudin Farah". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ Sugnet, Charles (1998). "Nuruddin Farah's Maps: Deterritorialization and "The Postmodern"". World Literature Today. 72 (4): 739–746. doi:10.2307/40154264. ISSN 0196-3570.
  6. ^ Jabir, Haji. "Five Best: Novels From the Horn of Africa". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.