Samahani

AR14f-B1737

  • Language : Arabic
  • Subject : Novels, Historical fiction
  • Author : Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin
  • ISBN : 9789777692069
  • Year : 2018

Samahani translates as "sorry or excuse me" in Swahili.  Zanzibar, where the novel takes place, is the home of Swahili where it is spoken in its purest form. This novel tells the story of Africans on the island of Zanzibar who are enslaved by Muslim Arabs and their fight for freedom. It is told through the biography of Suleiman bin Sulayem and his daughters an the special hell and injustice these occupiers bring to the country and its inhabitants.

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Book Details

Title Samahani
Language Arabic
Subject Novels, Historical fiction
Author
ISBN 9789777692069
Year
Native Title سماهاني
Binding Paperback
Edition 1st Edition
Pages 363
Native Author Name بركة ساكن
Size 20 cm

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