Nuruddin Farah

1 series 3 books in order

Nuruddin Farah is the author of eleven previous novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages and won numerous awards, including the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, "widely regarded as the most prestigious international literary award after the Nobel" (The New York Times). Born in Baidoa, Somalia, he now lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Known for: Past Imperfect Trilogy

Series by Nuruddin Farah

Past Imperfect Trilogy

3 books in order · 2003–2011

Links

2003 · Nuruddin Farah

From the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn, Links is a novel that will stand as a classic of modern world literature. Jeebleh is…
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Knots

2007 · Nuruddin Farah

From the internationally acclaimed author of North of Dawn comes "a beautiful, hopeful novel about one woman's return to war-ravaged Mogadishu"…
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Crossbones

2011 · Nuruddin Farah

A gripping new novel from today's "most important African novelist". (The New York Times Review of Books), the internationally acclaimed author of…
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How many books has Nuruddin Farah written?

We list 3 books by Nuruddin Farah across 1 series, published between 2003–2011 — each shown in full reading order.

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