Close sesame / Nuruddin Farah.
In a waking nightmare of a police state in Africa, an old man finds himself poised in mortal combat with an elusive and cunning enemy in an atmosphere where the distinction between public and private justice is obscured.
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Saint Paul, Minn. :
Graywolf Press,
[1992]
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| Series: | Farah, Nuruddin, 1945- Variations on the theme of an African dictatorship.
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Table of Contents:
- PART ONE
- One. A Door in the Darkness, p.3
- Two. The Devil at His Heels, p.30
- Three. With the Portcullis Down, p.53
- Four. The Key under the Mat by the Door, p.71
- PART TWO
- Five. History through an Unfocused Lens, p.95
- Six. Come Home, My Loveliest, p.123
- Seven. The Possible Outlest, p.146
- PART THREE
- Eight. A Paltry Thing, p.173
- Nine. Raking of the Earth's Dust, p.195
- Ten. What's Your Name, Jaalle?, p.221
- PART FOUR
- Epilogue With Death Only a Whisper Away, p.247
- Author's Note, p.261.