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Nadifa Mohamed was born in Hargeisa (now in the Republic of Somaliland) in 1981 and moved as a child to England in 1986, staying permanently when war broke out in Somalia.
She lives in London and her first novel, Black Mamba Boy, based on her father's memories of his travels in the 1930s, was published in 2010. It was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Dylan Thomas Prize and shortlisted for the John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. It won the 2010 Betty Trask Prize.
She lives in London and her first novel, Black Mamba Boy, based on her father's memories of his travels in the 1930s, was published in 2010. It was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Dylan Thomas Prize and shortlisted for the John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize and the Guardian First Book Award. It won the 2010 Betty Trask Prize.
Awards: HWA (2022), SoA (2010) see all
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
Black Mamba Boy (2010)
Milk and Peace (2011)
The Orchard of Lost Souls (2013)
The Fortune Men (2021)
Milk and Peace (2011)
The Orchard of Lost Souls (2013)
The Fortune Men (2021)
Novellas and Short Stories
Books containing stories by Nadifa Mohamed
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Nadifa Mohamed recommends
The Road to the Country (2024)
Chigozie Obioma
"Incredibly moving and hopeful. Both an adventure story and a portrait of brotherhood, love and companionship. In each beautifully crafted sentence, Obioma shows us how the best of humanity is often created under extreme pressure."
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