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The Private Apartments
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ISBN13: 9781487011383
Publisher: Astoria
Published: May 2 2023
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.50 Depth: 6.90
Language: English
Finalist, 2023 Writers' Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Literary Award
Finalist, 2024 Alberta Literary Awards
Brittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2023
Moving, insightful, linked stories about the determination of Somali immigrants--despite duty, discrimination, and an ever-dissolving link to a war-torn homeland.
In the insular rooms of The Private Apartments, a cleaning lady marries her employer's nephew and then abandons him, a depressed young mother finds unlikely support in her community housing complex, a new bride attends weddings to escape her abusive marriage, and a failed nursing student is sent to relatives in Dubai after a nervous breakdown. These captivating and compassionate stories eloquently showcase the intricate linkages of human experience and the ways in which Somalis, even as a diaspora, are indelibly connected.
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