Nuruddin Farah
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 79 |
Date of birth | November 24,1945 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Baidoa |
Somalia | |
Spouse | Amina Mama |
Job | Professor |
Novelist | |
Essayist | |
Children | Koshin ; Abyan (born 1994); Kaahiye (born 1995) |
Current partner | Amina Mama |
Subject | Nationalism, colonialism, feminism |
Awards | Neustadt International Prize for Literature |
Nominations | Neustadt International Prize for Literature |
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction | |
Movies/Shows | Nelson Mandela: The Myth & Me |
Education | Panjab University |
Nationality | Somali |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 645553 |
Maps
From a Crooked Rib
North of Dawn: A Novel
Hiding in Plain Sight
Crossbones
Sweet and Sour Milk
Gifts
Links
Secrets
Knots
Close Sesame
A naked needle
Sardines
Yesterday, tomorrow
Wie eine nackte Nadel.
Suitcase: A Journal of Transcultural Traffic
Territoires
Hier, demain
Du lait aigre- doux
Dons
From a Crooked Rib
North of Dawn: A Novel
Hiding in Plain Sight
Crossbones
Sweet and Sour Milk
Gifts
Links
Secrets
Knots
Close Sesame
A naked needle
Sardines
Yesterday, tomorrow
Wie eine nackte Nadel.
Suitcase: A Journal of Transcultural Traffic
Territoires
Hier, demain
Du lait aigre- doux
Dons
Nuruddin Farah Life story
Nuruddin Farah is a Somali novelist. His first novel, From a Crooked Rib, was published in 1970 and has been described as "one of the cornerstones of modern East African literature today". He has also written plays both for stage and radio, as well as short stories and essays.