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Adua
Translated from the Italian by Jamie Richards
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Adua, an immigrant from Somalia to Italy, has lived in Rome for nearly forty years. She came seeking freedom from a strict father and an oppressive regime, but her dreams of becoming a film star ended in shame. Now that the civil war in Somalia is over, her homeland beckons. Yet Adua has a husband who needs her, a young man, also an immigrant, who braved a dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. When her father, who worked as an interpreter for Mussolini’s fascist regime, dies, Adua inherits the family home. She must decide whether to make the journey back to reclaim her material inheritance, but also how to take charge of her own story and build a future.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
01/01/2015
Publisher
New Vessel Press
Translator
Jamie Richards
Translation
Translated from the Italian by Jamie Richards
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