The Dogear

The Magic of Saida

by M.G. Vassanji

2012 · literary fiction

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

Two-time Giller Prize winner Vassanji returns to the rich and haunting world of his most acclaimed, prize-winning novels, the East African coast. The haunting story of Kamal, a successful Canadian doctor who, in middle age and after decades in North America, decides to return to his homeland of East Africa to find his childhood sweetheart, Saida. Kamal's journey is motivated by a combination of guilt, hope, and the desire to unravel the mysteries of his childhood.

Set in

  • ★
    Kilwa Kisiwani · Tanzania
    protagonist childhood home
    ★ primary

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