Maps is a novel by Nuruddin Farah, published in 1986. It is the first novel in the Blood in the Sun trilogy.

AuthorNuruddin Farah
LanguageEnglish
PublisherPan Books
Publication date
1986
Pages246
ISBN9780330287104
OCLC246506375
Followed byGifts 

Plot edit

Maps is the story of the orphan Askar, growing up in Mogadishu.[1] He is raised by his surrogate mother Misra, and extended family.[2][3][4]

Analysis edit

The novel has been compared to The Sand Child.[5]

Bibliography edit

  • — (1986). Maps. London: Pan. Reprints: Arcade, 1999.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Farah: Maps". The Modern Novel. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  2. ^ Kelly, Hilarie. "A Somali Tragedy of Political and Sexual Confusion: A Critical Analysis of Nuruddin Farah's "Maps"" (PDF). escholarship.org.
  3. ^ "African literature - Postcolonial, Oral Traditions, Writers | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "Maps by Nuruddin Farah, Nurrudin Farah". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ Sugnet, Charles (1998). "Nuruddin Farah's Maps: Deterritorialization and "The Postmodern"". World Literature Today. 72 (4): 739–746. doi:10.2307/40154264. ISSN 0196-3570.
  6. ^ Jabir, Haji. "Five Best: Novels From the Horn of Africa". WSJ. Retrieved 2024-04-17.