Reem Gaafar combines themes of racism, gender-based violence and oppressive traditions in her compelling book, A Mouth Full of Salt, set in a small village on the Nile in northern Sudan. The title ...

Aganaba Jesudubami Jemima, Reem Gaafar and Andile MaShandu Cele have been shortlisted for the Island Prize 2023 for a début novel from Africa. The prize, which was launched in 2022 by indie publisher ...

Saqi Books has scooped the "searing" debut novel from Reem Gaafar, A Mouth Full of Salt. Editorial director Elizabeth Briggs acquired world rights directly from the author. The novel will be published ...

A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Mouth Full of Salt is a book by Reem Gaafar. (Invisible ) In A Mouth Full of Salt, the lives of Sudan's men, women and children ...

While Suzanne Collins has managed to hold on to the top spot of the Official UK Top 50 with Sunrise on the Reaping, she has lost the crown in independent bookshops, with Reem Gaafar taking first place ...

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A Mouth Full of Salt is a book by Reem Gaafar. (Invisible ) In A Mouth Full of Salt, the lives of Sudan's men, women and children reveal a country on the edge of seismic change, as women challenge and ...