Little mother :: a novel /

When civil war erupts in Somalia, cousins Domenica Axad and Barni are separated and forced to flee the country. Barni manages to eke out a living in Rome, where she works as an obstetrician. Domenica wanders Europe in a painful attempt to reunite her broken family and come to terms with her past. Af...

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1. Verfasser: Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973-
Weitere Verfasser: Bellesia, Giovanna, Poletto, Victoria Offredi, Di Maio, Alessandra
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Italian
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Global African voices.
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Zusammenfassung:When civil war erupts in Somalia, cousins Domenica Axad and Barni are separated and forced to flee the country. Barni manages to eke out a living in Rome, where she works as an obstetrician. Domenica wanders Europe in a painful attempt to reunite her broken family and come to terms with her past. After ten years, the two women reunite. When Domenica gives birth to a son, Barni, also known as Little Mother, is at her side. Together with the new baby, Domenica and Barni find their Somali roots and start to.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxvi, 235 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:9780253001481
025300148X
0253356105
9780253356109
0253000173
9780253000170
9780253356123
0253356121