The African Equation

"Khadra brings us deep into the hearts and minds of people living in unspeakable mental anguish." — LATimes "A skilled storyteller working at the height of his powers." — TLS "Like all the great storytellers of history, [Khadra] espouses the contradictions of his characters, who carry in themselves the entirety of the human condition." — Le Point A new masterpiece from the author of The Swallows of Kabul. Frankfurt MD Kurt Kraussman is devastated by his wife's suicide. Unable to make sense of what happened, Kurt agrees to join his friend Hans on a humanitarian mission to the Comoros. But, sailing down the Red Sea, their boat is boarded by Somali pirates and the men are taken hostage. The arduous journey to the pirates' desert hideout is only the beginning of Kurt's odyssey. He endures imprisonment and brutality at the hands of captors whose failings are all too human. As the situation deteriorates, it is fellow prisoner, Bruno, a long-time resident in Afri...

Author: Khadra Yasmina
Year of publication: 2015
Translator: Curtis Howard
Genre: Modern prose
Number of pages: 303
Reading time: 5 h. 3 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
Language: english
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