# Nuruddin Farah

> Nuruddin Farah 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.

*Somali writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nuruddin-farah

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1945-11-24
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 22.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [نورالدین فرح](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD)
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- [Nuruddin Farah](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruddin_Farah)
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- [نورالدین فرح](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD)
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- [Nuruddin Farah](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruddin_Farah)
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- [Նուրուդին Ֆարահ](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A4%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D5%96%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B0)
- [Nuruddin Farah](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruddin_Farah)
- [ヌルディン・ファラー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8C%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC)
- [누르딘 파라](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%88%84%EB%A5%B4%EB%94%98_%ED%8C%8C%EB%9D%BC)
- [Nuruddin Farah](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruddin_Farah)
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- [ਨੂਰੁਦੀਨ ਫਰਾਹ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%A6%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%A8_%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B9)
- [Nuruddin Farah](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuruddin_Farah)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323344)

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