{"product_id":"9781738446360","title":"Samahani by Abdelazziz Baraka Sakin","description":"Samahani, the latest work by Sudanese author Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, winner of the 2020 Prix de la Litt?rture Arabe, means `forgive me' in Swahili, two words that stand in stark contrast to everything that happens in this novel.   Set in 19th century Zanzibar, this is a dark story of slavery, cruelty and vengeance, that depict the agonies of the native Zanzibaris at the hands of both Europeans and Arabs, that turns their apparent island paradise into a living hell of cruelty and exploitation. Through the relationship between a spoilt, scheming, powerful Omani princess and her eunuch African slave Sundus, captured and castrated by Arab slavers, Sakin builds a grand narrative that paints a picture of barbarism and man's inhumanity to man and becomes a furious cry against persecution in all its forms.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582868517042,"sku":"9781738446360","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781738446360.jpg?v=1737625339","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781738446360","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}