Maps (novel) explained

Author:	Nuruddin Farah
Language:	English
Publisher:	Pan Books
Pub Date:	1986
Pages:	246
Isbn:	9780330287104
Oclc:	246506375
Followed By:	Gifts

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

Plot

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

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

Bibliography

• Book: Farah, Nuruddin . 1 . Maps . London . Pan . 1986. Reprints: Arcade, 1999.^[6]

References

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