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ⓘ About Nuruddin Farah
Nuruddin Farah is a renowned novelist, essayist, and professor from Somalia. He has written several widely successful novels based on the values of colonialism, nationalism, and feminism. Nuruddin has also written a few plays for radio and stage, as well as several essays and short stories. He left Somalia during the 1970s and has resided and taught in many counties since then, including England, Sudan, Nigeria, India, the United States, Germany, South Africa, Itlay, Uganda, and Sweden. Over the years of his writing career, author Nuruddin has garnered wide acclaim as a prominent contemporary writer of the world. His works have earned him multiple accolades in various countries such as Itlay’s Premio Cavour, Sweden’s Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Berlin’s Lettre Ulysses prize.
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Suitcase: A Journal of Transcultural Traffic, Volume 3
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1998
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Nuruddin Farah?
Nuruddin Farah is a renowned novelist, essayist, and professor from Somalia. He has written several widely successful novels based on the values of colonialism, nationalism, and feminism. Nuruddin has also written a few plays for radio and stage, as well as several essays and short stories.
Which Nuruddin Farah series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Variations on the Theme of An African Dictatorship series, the earliest of Nuruddin Farah's multi-book series: it opens with Sweet and Sour Milk (1980) and runs to 3 books across 1980–1983, ending with Close Sesame (1983). Nuruddin Farah's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Nuruddin Farah written?
Nuruddin Farah has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1970 and 2018. 9 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Blood in the Sun series with 3 books — and 7 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Nuruddin Farah's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Nuruddin Farah's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Variations on the Theme of An African Dictatorship (1980–1983, 3 books), Blood in the Sun (1986–1998, 3 books) and Past Imperfect (2003–2011, 3 books).
How are Nuruddin Farah's books organised into series?
This guide splits Nuruddin Farah's 16 books into 3 named series and 7 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Blood in the Sun (3 books, 1986–1998); Past Imperfect (3 books, 2003–2011); Variations on the Theme of An African Dictatorship (3 books, 1980–1983).