Commander of the river

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자료유형	단행본
서명/저자사항	Commander of the river / Ubah Cristina Ali Farah ; translated by Hope Campbell Gustafson.
개인저자	Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973- author. Gustafson, Hope Campbell, translator.
형태사항	1 online resource.
총서사항	Global African voices
기타형태 저록	Print version: Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973- Commander of the river Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023] 9780253065490
ISBN	0253065518 9780253065513
소장본주기	Added to collection customer.56279.3
요약	"From an early age, Yabar listened to Aunt Rosa's story of the commander of the river. Somali legend tells of how two wise men were entrusted with creating a river, because their country had none and had no drinking water. But when crocodiles found their way into the water, the people elected a commander of the river to control the beasts and allow access to the water. To know Good, you must live with necessary Evil. After his father abandoned him, Yabar sets out on a journey to discover what became of him. Sent from his home in Rome to his aunt's house in London, Yabar will discover a terrible family secret, which he may want to forget. The Commander of the River is a timeless and compelling coming-of-age story set in contemporary Italy. The second novel by acclaimed Somali Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, it explores themes of racism, trauma, adolescent angst, and the rebellious torments of the young"--
해제	Provided by publisher.
통일서명	Comandante del fiume.English
주제명(지명)	Italy --Fiction. London (England) --Fiction.
일반주제명	Somali fiction. Teenage boys --Fiction. Psychic trauma --Fiction. Racism --Fiction. Family secrets --Fiction. FICTION / Literary. Somali fiction.
언어	영어
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