Im Norden der Dämmerung

The quiet life of a Somali couple in Oslo is irrevocably changed by the arrival of their son's widow and their children. An important novel about family, politics, and violence by one of Africa's most important contemporary writers.
For decades, Gacalo and Mugdi have lived in Oslo, where they have led a quiet and largely assimilated life and raised their two children. But after their beloved son, Dhaqaneh, joins the jihadists in Somalia and dies in a suicide bombing, their world comes apart at the seams. With heavy hearts, they offer his Somali family to come to Oslo.
But as their daughter-in-law becomes more and more engrossed in religion while their children long for the freedoms of their new homeland, there is a rift in the family that will irrevocably change all their lives.
Set against a backdrop of real events, Nuruddin Farah tells a provocative and stunning story of love, loyalty, and national identity that asks us whether it is ever possible to escape a legacy of violence - and if so, at what cost.