In praise of exile ? : the case of Somali writer Nuruddin Farah
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Source
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 2021 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.101-121, 21 p.
Publisher
Mogadishu University Institute Somali Studies
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Somalia
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Throughout his fiction, essays, and interviews, Nuruddin Farah, who was declared “persona non grata” in 1976 by Siad Barre and who has returned to Somalia only a few times since then, elucidates the advantages of being in exile and its benefits to his fiction.
Nonetheless, as much as Farah celebrates exile, his fiction has sufferedfrom Farah being outside of Somalia, especially observable in certain gaps in relation to day-to-day life and the evolving political scene in Somalia.
Exile has isolated Farah from witnessing firsthand the unraveling and the rebuilding of Somalia and severed him from what he writes about, reducing him to ‘a [mere] capsule of ideas, ’ to quote Farah himself.
Thus, by juxtaposing the advantages and the shortcomings of exile in Nuruddin Farah’s case, this essay emphasizes how exile can be a multifaceted and, at times, contradictory experience.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bin Maryam, Hilmi. 2021. In praise of exile ? : the case of Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. Somali Studies،Vol. 6, no. 2021, pp.101-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1409592
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bin Maryam, Hilmi. In praise of exile ? : the case of Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. Somali Studies Vol. 6 (2021), pp.101-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1409592
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bin Maryam, Hilmi. In praise of exile ? : the case of Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. Somali Studies. 2021. Vol. 6, no. 2021, pp.101-121.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1409592
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 117-120
Record ID
BIM-1409592