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Crossbones (Past Imperfect Trilogy) Hardcover – September 1, 2011

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A gripping new novel from today's "most important African novelist". (The New York Times Review of Books), the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn

A dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law, Malik, a journalist intent on covering the region's ongoing turmoil. What greets them at first is not the chaos Jeebleh remembers, however, but an eerie calm enforced by ubiquitous white-robed figures bearing whips.

Meanwhile, Malik's brother, Ahl, has arrived in Puntland, the region notorious as a pirates' base. Ahl is searching for his stepson, Taxliil, who has vanished from Minneapolis, apparently recruited by an imam allied to Somalia's rising religious insurgency. The brothers' efforts draw them closer to Taxliil and deeper into the fabric of the country, even as Somalis brace themselves for an Ethiopian invasion. Jeebleh leaves Mogadiscio only a few hours before the borders are breached and raids descend from land and sea. As the uneasy quiet shatters and the city turns into a battle zone, the brothers experience firsthand the derailments of war.

Completing the trilogy that began with Links and Knots, Crossbones is a fascinating look at individuals caught in the maw of zealotry, profiteering, and political conflict, by one of our most highly acclaimed international writers.

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September 1, 2011
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"Often reads like a taut, tense thriller... a thought-provoking read as well as an absorbing look into a culture and a people in extreme circumstances." –The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Politically courageous and often gripping... Crossbones provides a sophisticated introduction to present-day Somalia, and to the circle of poverty and violence that continues to blight the country." –The New York Times Book Review

"Mesmerizing... A searing look at individuals caught in the chaos of anarchy." –The Daily Beast (Hot Reads)

"Harrowing without resorting to sensationalism, this highly topical final volume in Farahs's Past Imperfect trilogy should burnish his well-deserved reputation. It is dense, complex stuff, but his brave and imperfect characters are a pleasure to follow. [A] gripping but utterly humane thriller set in one of the least understood regions on earth." –Kirkus Reviews

"Farah writes enthrallingly about his native Somalia... Expect sharp insight into both human nature and secretarian strife, told in illuminating language free of cant." –Library Journal

"[Farah] writes beautifully and prolifically about his native Somalia." –TheMillions.com

About the Author

Nurudin Farah is the author of nine novels, including From a Crooked Rib, Links and his Blood in the Sun trilogy: Maps, Gifts, and Secrets. His novels have been translated into seventeen languages and have won numerous awards. Farah was named the 1998 laureate of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, "widely regarded as the most prestigious international literary award after the Nobel" (The New York Times). Born in Baidoa, Somalia, he now lives in Cape Town, South Africa, with his wife and their children.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverhead Books; First Edition (September 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1594488169
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1594488160
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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Somalia is in deep trouble and educating ourselves is a good start of how to help

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016

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Read it. Learn something about your world that you do not know.
We were unaware of the true plight of the Somalian people and this book is well researched and based on numerous articles as are listed in the appendix. We met the author who is a thoughtful and humorous speaker.

Somalia is in deep trouble and educating ourselves is a good start of how to help.

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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2015

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I like books that take me to different places/times. This book is a remarkable insight into the conflicts in Somalia [Ethiopia, Eretria] from the vantage point of 3 Somalis who are U.S. citizens temporarily returning to Somalia for personal and professional reasons. The dangers they face from competing groups of Islamic extremists, warlords, assassins and foreign invaders are chilling. Especially enlightening was the description of Somali piracy operations and the plight of American youth recruited to join terrorist militants. The characters continuously confront the questions: whom can I trust, for whom/what am I willing to risk everything.

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I think English must not be the author's first or second language. The conversations read like he had a dictionary in one hand and a translation guide in the other. It starts out well, but gets bogged down by the stiffness of the internal monologes and dialoges of the main characters.

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You will not stop reading

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2018

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Another excellent title by Nuruddin Farah. His books never disappoint and are very engaging. The only problem is that one reads this too fast because it is impossible to put it down.

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interesting history/ info about Somalia

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Interesting history/ info about Somalia. But writing was a bit corny and storyline/ plot was a little odd and didn't have a clear ending

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College Student, bought this for class

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015

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This book was required reading for my college writing class. I did the assign reading from this book, and treated as an assignment.

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A good read and very eye-opening

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Geoff Crocker

Gripping human account of Somalia

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014

This is a ravaging and yet beautiful book. Nuruddin Farah begins with a deep rich descriptive prose which is worth taking the time needed to fully appreciate. He then moves into faster narrative which sets out the human cry, the struggle to exist in social conflict where imams, warlords, invaders and the omnipotent USA vie for control, with indifference to any human ethic.

Farah also sets the pressing issue of Somalian sea piracy in context, arguing its root cause in the global exploitation of Somalia's fish stock, and claiming that the beneficiaries are not the pirates themselves, but financiers in the developed world.

For the ordinary person negotiating such social disruption, compromise is often unavoidable and outcomes terrible. But the human spirit, however thwarted, however distorted, dimmed and weakened, prevails. People can still care, can remain committed to each other, can show hospitality and generosity. Humanity can and does transcend its own social artefact.

Geoff Crocker Editor Atheist Spirituality web site

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J. Roscoe

Hard work

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I struggled with this book as I felt it was like War and Peace in the number of characters it introduced with different names and representing a very alien culture.

If it set out to demonstrate the dysfunctional nature of country it is set in then it succeeded admirably.

A sort of search for the lost boy novel who ends up found but with lots of ambiguity at the end.

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Jon P

Stranger than Fiction

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2012

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Those who are intrigued as to how society functions in a state that has been without a central government and in a state of warfare for more than 20 years will no doubt find this book informative. Farah ably conveys the paranoia and desperation of the long-suffering people of Mogadishu preparing for another bout of blood-letting, as the 2010 conflict with Ethiopia draws closer. Farah also sheds much-needed light on the issue of Somali piracy, showing how it started out as a defensive measure against foreign fleets seeking to take advantage of Somalia's lack of governance and fishing in its waters, depriving local fishermen of their livelihood. That said however, one wonders why Farah did not opt to write a work of non-fiction, for the plot and characters seem to be little more than a sideline to this overview. The prose is often lumpen, largely because Farah chooses to narrate much of the history and politics of Somalia through the conversations of his characters, making the dialogue unnatural and clumsy. The characters seem to be little more than vehicles for explaining the social and political context. There is little to distinguish the main protagonists from one another and all are drawn from a particular strand of Somali society - literate, secular and Westernized. The few characters that fall outside of this category are presented as one-dimensional villains. All in all, an immensely disappointing work of fiction but probably worth a look if East African current affairs interest you.

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