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02630aam a2200457 i 4500 001 011AB9486CB311EE935F82A422ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231017010119 008 230127s2023 inu 000 1 eng 010 $a 2022047971 020 $a 025306550X 020 $a 9780253065506 020 $a 0253065496 020 $a 9780253065490 035 $a (OCoLC)1366126158 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d OCLCF $d TOH $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h ita 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PQ4901.L475 $b C6513 2023 082 00 $a 853/.92 $2 23/eng/20230127 100 1 $a Ali Farah, Cristina, $d 1973- $e author. 240 10 $a Comandante del fiume. $l English 245 10 $a Commander of the river / $c Ubah Cristina Ali Farah ; translated by Hope Campbell Gustafson. 264 1 $a Bloomington, Indiana : $b Indiana University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a vii, 172 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Global African voices 520 $a "From an early age, Yabar listened to Aunt Rosa's story of the commander of the river. Somali legend tells of how two wise men were entrusted with creating a river, because their country had none and had no drinking water. But when crocodiles found their way into the water, the people elected a commander of the river to control the beasts and allow access to the water. To know Good, you must live with necessary Evil. After his father abandoned him, Yabar sets out on a journey to discover what became of him. Sent from his home in Rome to his aunt's house in London, Yabar will discover a terrible family secret, which he may want to forget. The Commander of the River is a timeless and compelling coming-of-age story set in contemporary Italy. The second novel by acclaimed Somali Italian writer Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, it explores themes of racism, trauma, adolescent angst, and the rebellious torments of the young"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Italian literature $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Family secrets $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Racism $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Rome (Italy) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01726536 655 7 $a Novels. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01921742 655 7 $a Bildungsromans. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 776 08 $i Online version: $a Ali Farah, Cristina, 1973- $t Commander of the river $d Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2023] $z 9780253065513 $w (DLC) 2022047972 700 1 $a Gustafson, Hope Campbell, $e translator. 830 0 $a Global African voices 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117011111.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=011AB9486CB311EE935F82A422ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search