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Their fortune threatened by shifting powers in Sudan and their heir's debilitating accident, a powerful family under the leadership of Mahmoud Bey is torn between the traditional and modern values of Mahmoud's two wives and his son's efforts to break with cultural limits.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Grove Press,
[2011?]
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| Summary: | Their fortune threatened by shifting powers in Sudan and their heir's debilitating accident, a powerful family under the leadership of Mahmoud Bey is torn between the traditional and modern values of Mahmoud's two wives and his son's efforts to break with cultural limits. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010. |
| Physical Description: | 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780802119513 0802119514 |
| Author Notes: | Leila Aboulela won the first Caine Prize for African Writing. She is the author of three books: The Translator , a New York Times 100 Notable Book of the Year; Minaret ; and a book of short stories, Coloured Lights . Visit her website at leila-aboulela.com |
