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Nuruddin Farah
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 foundations of modern East African literature" today. He has also written plays for theater and radio, as well as short stories and essays. Since leaving Somalia in the 1970s, he has lived and taught in many countries including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Sudan, India, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa. Farah has been hailed as one of the greatest contemporary writers in the world and his prose has won him numerous awards including the Premio Cavour Prize in Italy, the Kurt Tucholsky Prize in Germany, the Letter Ulysses Prize in Germany. Berlin and 1998, the prestigious Neustadt International Literature Prize. The same year, the French edition of his novel Cadeaux won the Saint-Malo Literature Festival prize. In addition, Farah is a long-time candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
BornNuuradiin Faarax, November 24, 1945, Baidoa, Somalia
OccupationNovelist, essayist, professor
Alma materPanjab University among many
SubjectNationalism, colonialism, feminism
Notable worksFrom a Crooked Rib (1970), Sweet and Sour Milk (1979), Maps (1986), Gifts (1993), Secrets (1998)
Notable awardsKurt Tucholsky Prize, Lettre Ulysses Award, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Premio Cavour, St. Malo Literature Festival Prize
SpouseChitra Muliyil (1982–1992), Amina Mama (1992–)
ChildrenKoshin (born 1983), Abyan (born 1994), Kaahiye (born 1995)

About Nuruddin Farah

Novelist Nuruddin Farah was born on November 24, 1945 in Somalia (He's 78 years old now).

He is most known for his Blood in the Sun trilogy, for which he won the Neustadt International Prize. From a Crooked Rib (1970) and Territories are two of his other works (2000).

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Nuruddin Farah before becoming famous

Nuruddin Farah was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1945 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Before starting his writing career, he attended Panjab University in Chandigarh, India. Why Die So Soon?, his first novella, was published in 1965.

Achievement of Nuruddin Farah

He was a Nobel Laureate in Literature nominee on several occasions.

Nuruddin Farah's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

From 1970 to 1972, he was married to Chitra Muliyil. He married Amina Mama in 1992.

Nuruddin Farah Collabed with

Farah and Novelist Rachid Boudjedra are two African writers who are well-known.

Nuruddin Farah Income & Net worth

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