''Maps'' is a novel by

Nuruddin Farah Nuruddin Farah ( so, Nuuradiin Faarax, ar, نورالدين فارح) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. His first novel, ''From a Crooked Rib'', was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern East ...

, published in 1986. It is the first novel in the ''Blood in the Sun'' trilogy.

Plot

''Maps'' is the story of the orphan Askar, growing up in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

. He is raised by his surrogate mother Misra, and extended family.

Analysis

The novel has been compared to '' The Sand Child''.

Bibliography

* Reprints: Arcade, 1999.

References

1986 novels Novels by Nuruddin Farah {{1980s-novel-stub