‘Maps’ by Nuruddin Farah (1986) This is Nuruddin Farah’s most powerful novel. As with all of his fiction, it is set in his homeland of Somalia. Maps is an absorbing account of an orphaned ...

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Frequently tipped for the Nobel Prize in Literature, Nuruddin Farah has an enviable literary reputation. Farah’s many awards include the prestigious Neustadt International Prize. With North of Dawn, ...