{"product_id":"close-sesame-9781555971625","title":"Close Sesame","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarah's landmark \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy is comprised by the novels \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sour Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSardines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Sesame. \u003c\/i\u003e In this volume, the third and final book in the series, the characters are deeply entwined in the waking nightmare of a police state. 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 always obscured. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eClose Sesame\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that offers \"an eloquent indictment of the tyrannies committed both under Islamic law and in the name of Socialism\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuruddin Farah\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1945 in Baidoa, in what is now the Republic of Somalia. His \u003ci\u003eVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy consists of the novels \u003ci\u003eSweet and Sour Milk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSardines\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Sesame\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eFrom a Crooked Rib\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Naked Needle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1991, he received the Swedish Tucholsky Literary Award, given to literary exiles, and he was the recipient of the German DAAD fellowship in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420074152210,"sku":"9781555971625","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_811ec92a-e076-44f2-af94-b6677c229b7f.jpg?v=1729489232","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/close-sesame-9781555971625","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}