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Commander of the river
- Title
- Commander of the river / Ubah Cristina Ali Farah ; translated by Hope Campbell Gustafson.
- Author
- Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973-
- Publication
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Gustafson, Hope Campbell
- Description
- vii, 172 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "From an early age, Yabar listened to Aunt Rosa's story of the commander of the river. Somali legend tells of how two wise men were entrusted with creating a river, because their country had none and had no drinking water. But when crocodiles found their way into the water, the people elected a commander of the river to control the beasts and allow access to the water. To know Good, you must live with necessary Evil. After his father abandoned him, Yabar sets out on a journey to discover what became of him. Sent from his home in Rome to his aunt's house in London, Yabar will discover a terrible family secret, which he may want to forget. The Commander of the River is a timeless and compelling coming-of-age story set in contemporary Italy. The second novel by acclaimed Somali Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, it explores themes of racism, trauma, adolescent angst, and the rebellious torments of the young"--
- Series Statement
- Global African voices
- Uniform Title
- Comandante del fiume. English
- Global African voices.
- Alternative Title
- Comandante del fiume.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Bildungsromans
- Novels
- Bildungsromans.
- Novels.
- Call Number
- Sc D 23-993
- ISBN
- 9780253065490
- 0253065496
- 9780253065506
- 025306550X
- 9780253065513 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022047971
- OCLC
- 1366126158
- Author
- Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973- author.
- Title
- Commander of the river / Ubah Cristina Ali Farah ; translated by Hope Campbell Gustafson.
- Publisher
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Global African voicesGlobal African voices.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Gustafson, Hope Campbell, translator.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973- Commander of the river Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023] 9780253065513 (DLC) 2022047972
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 23-993