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In this U.S. release of Nobel winner Gurnah's (Paradise; By the Sea) 2021 novel, a century of East Africa's history comes viscerally to life through deeply flawed, wryly funny, sometimes admirable characters. Readers will meet Khalifa, an Indian/African accountant in a childless marriage with Asha; plus 10-year-old orphan Afiya, rescued from an abusive home by her brother Ilyas, a runaway snatched off the streets by German soldiers and sent to a work farm where he learned to rea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More