Man of Good Hope

Name: Man of Good Hope
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ISBN: 9780385352727

ISBN-10: 0385352727

ISBN-13: 9780385352727

Edition: 2014

Authors: Jonny Steinberg

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From one of South Africa's most distinguished journalists-the wrenching, masterfully told story of a Somali man whose life has been shaped equally by violence, displacement, and fierce determination.Asad Abdullahi's life has been one of brutality and struggle, but also of remarkable strength of spirit. He was forced into exile in 1991 at the age of eight after witnessing his mother's murder by Somali militiamen. On his own he moved from town to town, country to country, refugee camp to refugee camp, relying on strangers and distant relatives but often left to fend for himself. When Jonny Steinberg first met Asad in 2010, he and his wife and son were living in a desolate displaced persons…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/6/2015
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Jonny Steinberg was born in South Africa. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Midlands and The Number, which both won the Sunday Times Alan Paton Prize (South Africa's premier non-fiction literary award). He is currently a lecturer in African Studies and Criminology at the University of Oxford.