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Nuruddin Farah
Born in 1945 in Baidoa, Somalia, Nurrudin Farah is one of the greatest English-speaking African writers, famous worldwide. At first he studied to become an Islamic priest, but turned out to be inadequate for a religious career, carried on with his studies in Mogadiscio first and then in India where he graduated in Literature and Philosophy. Back home he taught for a few years in Mogadiscio where he made his debut in 1970 with his first book From a Crooked Rib, where he dealt with the sensitive issue of women’s emancipation in post-colonial Africa. In 1976, due to strong criticism against Siad Barre’s regime, he forced himself to exile in the United States and in other European Countries, Italy included, where he carried on his career as a professor. In 1996 he could go back to his Country and he now lives in Cape Town. His latest novel Knots cries out the freedom of all women of post-colonial Horn of Africa. His style is a fusion of more genres ranging from detective stories, fairy tales, psychodrama, historical drama and the distinctive taste of traditional Arabic fiction. In 1998 he was awarded the prestigious Neustad International Prize for Literature. |
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Bibliography
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Latte agrodolce, Edizioni Lavoro, 1993
Sardine, Edizioni Lavoro, 1996
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