A dynamic, beautifully orchestrated debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.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 ...

Saraaya, eine Stadt im umkämpften Zentrum des Sudans. Hier finden William und Layla zueinander – eine Liebe, die nicht sein darf, da sie aus verfeindeten Volksgruppen stammen. Doch das Grundstück der NGO, wo die beiden arbeiten, ist Freiraum und Schnittstelle verschiedener Welten. Hier lebt auch die Amerikanerin Dena, deren Eltern einst aus dem Sudan flohen, sie will ein Filmprojekt realisieren. Und Alex, ein Kartograf aus Cleveland, der sowohl an der geheimnisvollen Dena als auch am verwi...

Secondo volume della collana Afterwords, dedicata ai giovani intellettuali africani e della diaspora, Black Time è una meditazione profonda e originale che nasce dal contatto tra una scrittrice afrodiscendente e la città di Venezia. Nel susseguirsi di calli, isole, chiese e mostre, Venezia diventa un portale attraverso cui Fatin Abbas riflette sui grandi temi di oggi, dai rapporti di potere tra il Nord e il Sud del mondo al dramma della guerra e del genocidio, dal patriarcato al nostro rap...

A new literary journal arrives on the scene with unpublished works from such superstars as Dave Eggers, Louise Erdrich, Haruki Murakami, and others.In this inaugural edition of Freeman's, a new biannual of unpublished writing, former Granta editor and NBCC president John Freeman brings together the best new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about that electrifying moment when we arrive.Strange encounters abound. David Mitchell meets a ghost ...

A dynamic, beautifully orchestrated debut novel connecting five characters caught in the crosshairs of conflict on the Sudanese border.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, with whom he’s fallen in love. Meanwhil...