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Season of Crimson Blossoms follows a twenty‑five‑year‑old street gang leader, Hassan Reza, who falls in love with the fifty‑five‑year‑old widow and grandmother Binta Zubairu. In a society that imposes strict gender roles and religious expectations, the novel delves into themes of longing, sexual repression, and loss. By centering the intimate relationship between a youthful rebel and an elder woman, the story exposes deep emotions that defy conventional boundaries of age, class, and faith. Set against the backdrop of Northern Nigeria—a region rarely represented in global literature—the narrative offers a unique lens on the social conditions and complex man‑woman dynamics within a conservative Muslim community.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
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