Close Sesame A Novel
, by Farah, NuruddinNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781555971625 | 1555971628
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/22/2006
Farah's landmarkVariations on the Theme of an African Dictatorshiptrilogy is comprised by the novelsSweet and Sour Milk,Sardines, andClose Sesame.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. Close Sesameis a novel that offers "an eloquent indictment of the tyrannies committed both under Islamic law and in the name of Socialism" (The Observer).