Description
Returning from voluntary exile in Montreal, a young Djiboutian comes home to Djibouti with a single assignment: to prepare a report for an American economic intelligence firm. As he moves through a country shaped by poverty, ambition, and geopolitical pressure, he uncovers how the strategic “passage” off the Horn of Africa draws global interests—and how those interests ripple through everyday lives. Blending personal memory with political intrigue, the novel explores displacement and belonging, the ethics of observation, and the human cost of economic and military power. With Abdourahman A. Waberi’s lyrical, incisive style, the story turns a seemingly professional mission into a reckoning with history, identity, and the fragile boundaries between nations and people.
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paperback
Seagull Books
Published Feb 15, 2018
224 pages
ISBN: 9780857425317
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Details
First Published
2018
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Passage of Tears by Abdourahman A. Waberi.