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Description edit
Yemen, 1935. Jama is a “market boy,” a half-feral child scavenging with his friends in the dusty streets of a great seaport. For Jama, life is a thrilling carnival, at least when he can fill his belly. When his mother—alternately raging and loving—dies young, she leaves him only an amulet... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jama: Add a description of this character.
- Shidane
- Abdi
- Jibreel
- Ambaro
- Abdullahi
- Lorenzo
- Guure
- Talyani
- Liban
- Silvio
- Goode
- Dhegdheer
- Sidney
- Glenys
- Idea
- Jinnow
- Mahmoud
- Musa
- Hakim
- Allah
- Maggiore Leon
- Alessi
- Fiorelli
- Omhajer
- Joe Louis
- Ismail
- Talbot
- Tucci
- Yibir
- Awate
- Amina
- Barclay
- Ferengis
- Alfredo
- Jeylani
- Romani
Setting & Locations edit
- Bethlehem
- Sudan
- Aden
- Egypt
- Hargeisa
- Eritrea
- Palestine
- Port Said
- Somaliland
- Alexandria
- Djibouti
- Africa
- Abyssinia
- Asmara
- Runnymede Park
- Tessenei
- Awrala
- Assab
- London
- Focka
- Gerset
- Sarafand
- Kassala
- Gedaref
- Italy
- Kunama
- Gaza
- Auschwitz
- Chaja
- France
- Haifa
- Red Sea
- Afar
- Massawa
- Cyprus
- Yemenis
- Camel
First Sentence edit
Dark clouds are gathering in the twilight sky, the moon and sun admire each other but my eyes are on him.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Nadifa Mohamed (Author)
Awards edit
- Betty Trask Award (2010, #1)
- Dylan Thomas Prize (Finalist, 2010, shortlist)
- Guardian First Book Award (Finalist, 2010, shortlist)
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize (Finalist, 2010, shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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