Bibliograph

Ghost season, a novel, Fatin Abbas

Type

Label

Ghost season, a novel, Fatin Abbas

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Ghost season

Oclc number

1320809794

Responsibility statement

Fatin Abbas

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"A mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, the discovery foreshadows trouble to come. South Sudanese translator William connects the corpse to the sudden disappearance of cook Layla, a northern nomad with whom he's fallen in love. Meanwhile, Sudanese American filmmaker Dena struggles to connect to her unfamiliar homeland, and white midwestern aid worker Alex finds his plans thwarted by a changing climate and looming civil war. Dancing between the adults is Mustafa, a clever, endearing twelve-year-old, whose schemes to rise out of poverty set off cataclysmic events on the compound. Amid the paradoxes of identity, art, humanitarian aid, and a territory riven by conflict, William, Layla, Dena, Alex, and Mustafa must forge bonds stronger than blood or identity." --, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

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