Nuruddin Farah

Farah in 2010 before a lecture at<br>[[Simon Fraser University]]. Nuruddin Farah (, ) (born 24 November 1945) 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. Since leaving Somalia in the 1970s he has lived and taught in numerous countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Sudan, India, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa.

Farah has garnered acclaim as one of the greatest contemporary writers in the world, his prose having earned him accolades including the Premio Cavour in Italy, the Kurt Tucholsky Prize in Germany, the Lettre Ulysses Award in Berlin, and in 1998, the prestigious Neustadt International Prize for Literature. In the same year, the French edition of his novel ''Gifts'' won the St Malo Literature Festival's prize. In addition, Farah is a perennial nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Oorspronkelijke titel : "Secrets" verschenen bij Arcade Publishing, New York, 1998
    By Farah, Nuruddin, Peeters, Erika
    Date 2000
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    Oorspronkelijke titel : "Close sesame" verschenen bij Allison and Busby Limited, London, 1983
    By Farah, Nuruddin, Richard-Nutbey, Hanneke
    Date 1989
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    Oorspronkelijke titel : "Sardines" verschenen bij Allison and Busby Limited, London, 1981
    By Farah, Nuruddin, Richard-Nutbey, Hanneke
    Date 1990
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