{"product_id":"sardines-variations-on-the-theme-of-an-african-dictatorship","title":"Sardines (Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature\u003cbr\u003eFarah's landmark Variations on the Theme of an African Dictatorship trilogy is comprised by the novels Sweet and Sour Milk, Sardines, and Close Sesame. In this volume, the second of the three, a woman loses her job as editor of the national newspaper and then finds her efforts to instill her daughter with a sense of dignity and independence threatened by an oppressive government and the traditions of conservative Islam.\u003cbr\u003eSardines brilliantly combines a social commentary on life under a dictatorship with a compassionate exploration of African feminist issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781555971618\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £4.44","offer_id":47916457459889,"sku":"SB-155597161X-C3","price":4.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/155597161X.jpg?v=1789183610","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/sardines-variations-on-the-theme-of-an-african-dictatorship","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}