{"product_id":"the-house-of-rust-paperback","title":"The House of Rust - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhadija Abdalla Bajaber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first Graywolf Press African Fiction Prize winner, a story of a girl's fantastical sea voyage to rescue her father\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe House of Rust \u003c\/i\u003eis an enchanting novel about a Hadhrami girl in Mombasa. When her fisherman father goes missing, Aisha takes to the sea on a magical boat made of a skeleton to rescue him. She is guided by a talking scholar's cat (and soon crows, goats, and other animals all have their say, too). On this journey Aisha meets three terrifying sea monsters. After she survives a final confrontation with Baba wa Papa, the father of all sharks, she rescues her own father, and hopes that life will return to normal. But at home, things only grow stranger. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKhadija Abdalla Bajaber's debut is a magical realist coming-of-age tale told through the lens of the Swahili and diasporic Hadhrami culture in Mombasa, Kenya. Richly descriptive and written with an imaginative hand and sharp eye for unusual detail, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Rust \u003c\/i\u003eis a memorable novel by a thrilling new voice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhadija Abdalla Bajaber\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mombasarian writer of Hadhrami descent and the winner of the inaugural Graywolf Press Africa Prize. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEnkare Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLolwe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDown River Road\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places. She lives in Mombasa, Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768049926432,"sku":"9781644450680","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/089a51204b6f8a079362a232236e879d.webp?v=1780323542","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-house-of-rust-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}