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Nuruddin Farah

1945 - Today

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Nuruddin Farah (Somali: Nuuradiin Faarax, Arabic: نورالدين فارح) (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". Farah 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nuruddin Farah is the 4,073rd most popular writer (down from 3,923rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Somali Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nuruddin Farah ranks 4,073 out of 7,302. Before him are Jovan Sterija Popović, Leigh Brackett, Shushanik Kurghinian, Eric Frank Russell, Hovhannes Shiraz, and Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier. After him are Vira Vovk, André Schwarz-Bart, Laura Cereta, Anne Hébert, Gleb Uspensky, and Laura Bridgman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Nuruddin Farah ranks 358. Before him are Hugo Fernández, Ken Livingstone, Donny Hathaway, Zoltán Varga, Guy Bonnet, and Agustín Balbuena. After him are Gianni Amelio, David Allen, Heinz Stuy, Brian Connolly, Charlie Robinson, and Jeremy Bulloch.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, Nuruddin Farah ranks 20 out of 58. Before him are Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Omar Sharmarke (1960), and Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939). After him are Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969), Hassan Ali Khayre (1968), Abdi Farah Shirdon (1958), Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal (1928), Hawa Abdi (1947), and Abdiweli Gaas (1967).

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Among WRITERS In Somalia

Among writers born in Somalia, Nuruddin Farah ranks 3. Before him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), and Waris Dirie (1965). After him are Nadifa Mohamed (1981).

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