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Farida Karodia

Author of A Shattering of Silence (African Writers Series)

6+ Works 86 Members 1 Review

Works by Farida Karodia

A Shattering of Silence (African Writers Series) (1993) 29 copies

Daughters of the Twilight (1986) 21 copies

Against an African Sky: and other stories (1996) 14 copies

Coming Home and Other Stories (1988) 12 copies

Other Secrets (2000) 7 copies

Boundaries (2003) 3 copies

Associated Works

Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers (2004) — Contributor — 100 copies

The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories (2002) — Contributor — 52 copies

The Heinemann Book of African Women's Writing (African Writers Series) (1993) — Contributor — 33 copies

Opening Spaces: An Anthology of Contemporary African Women's Writing (1999) — Contributor — 32 copies

An African Quilt: 24 Modern African Stories (2012) — Contributor — 17 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1942
Gender: female
Nationality: South Africa
Birthplace: Eastern Cape, South Africa
Places of residence: Johannesburg, South Africa
Zambia
Swaziland

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Coming Home and Other Stories (African Writers Series) by Farida Karodia

An excellent sampling of African short stories.

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eslee | Apr 16, 2006 |

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500 Great Books by Women (1)

Awards

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500 Great Books by Women

Coming Home and Other Stories (Conflicting Cultures)

Fawcett Society Book Prize

Daughters of the Twilight (runner up – 1986)

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Statistics

Works: 6
Also by: 5
Members: 86
Popularity: #213,013
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 12
Languages: 1

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