North of dawn

Farah, Nuruddin 1945- (author.).

Summary: For decades, Gacalo and Mugdi have lived in Oslo, where they've led a peaceful, largely assimilated life and raised two children. Their beloved son, Dhaqaneh, however, is driven by feelings of alienation to jihadism in Somalia, where he kills himself in a suicide attack. The couple reluctantly offers a haven to his family. But on arrival in Oslo, their daughter-in-law cloaks herself even more deeply in religion, while her children hunger for the freedoms of their new homeland, a rift that will have lifealtering consequences for the entire family. Set against the backdrop of real events, North of Dawn is a provocative, devastating story of love, loyalty, and national identity that asks whether it is ever possible to escape a legacy of violence--and if so, at what cost.

Item details

ISBN: 9780735214231
ISBN: 0735214239
ISBN: 9780735214248
Physical Description: print
373 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

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Somalis Norway Oslo Fiction
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Suicide bombings Fiction
Oslo (Norway) Fiction
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Norway Oslo
Somalis Norway Oslo Fiction
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Domestic fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Fiction.
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