Gifts [Import] [Paperback]

Nuruddin Farah (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Serif (April 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1897959001
• ISBN-13: 978-1897959008
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,396,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is breathtakingly Marvelous., March 18, 2000

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Adam Garad (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gifts (Hardcover)

Woow! When I read this book, I though this author is rather unique in this world. The language is rich and vivid. From there I decided to read all his work.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars READ THESE BOOKS!, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gifts (Hardcover)

I just posted a review of Nurrudin Farah's Maps, and I wanted to make sure everyone knows the whole trilogy is brilliant. If I had to separate them, Gifts I think is the easiest to read, but all by itslef is maybe less rewarding than Maps or Secrets. But it's still an amzing book--one of the best contemporary novels that I've read--and the whole trilogy has radically reshaped changed the way I think about literature and the world.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Unknown Superstar, September 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gifts (Hardcover)

I came to thi s book after reading the review in the New York Times Book Review (the quote on this page doesn't do the review justice). I had never heard of the author and thought I was discovering someone completely new. When I looked at the book I learned that many of the world's great writers--Rushdie, Achebe, Gordimer--have been reading him for years and loving him. If you look at the page for Secrets and click on the Click Here for All the Reviews button you'll see what I mean. They're right. He's a great writer who deserves to be more famous. This is a great book. Now I'm going to read all of his other books.