#Edo&039;s Souls

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An Excerpt from 'Edo's Souls,' an Multigenerational Epic of South and North Sudan

Stella Gaitano’s debut novel, Edo’s Souls, is a multigenerational epic set between Sudan and South Sudan that stages a battle between the forces of Motherhood and Death. In this excerpt of the novel, translated to English by Sawad Hussain and published by Dedalus Books, Lucy (Edo’s daughter) reflects on a time when she was briefly infertile, when war came and “women’s wombs closed up.” I know…