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A Somali novelist and Neustadt International Prize recipient, he is best known for his Blood in the Sun trilogy. His other works include From a Crooked Rib (1970) and Territories (2000).He was a perennial nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature.Farah and Rachid Boudjedra are both respected writers from the African continent.
BEFORE FAMEHe attended Panjab University in Chandigarh, India before beginning his literary career. His debut novella, Why Die So Soon?, was published in 1965.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was married to Chitra Muliyil from 1970 to 1972. In 1992, he wed Amina Mama.
The meaning of the name Farah: Joy FUN FACTSNovelist Nuruddin Farah were born on Saturday, birthstone is Topaz, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of Rooster, it is 326 days until Nuruddin Farah next birthday.
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