“Many more villagers, who have seen an elephant for the first time in their lives, give absurd exaggerations regarding his size, weight, and height. One of them describes him as ‘a fundament!’. Another, elaborating, alludes to the term ‘firmament,’ because… — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm… — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
That in a civil war there is continuous fighting, based on grievences that are forever changing. — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
Good writing is like a bomb: it explodes in the face of the reader. — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
To the Somali, the Amerikaan is weird, to the American GI, the Somali is an ingrate and a skinny. — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
She wondered then if she had ever been on the right track. She had been reticent all her life, because it turned out that… — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
“Many more villagers, who have seen an elephant for the first time in their lives, give absurd exaggerations regarding his size, weight, and height.… — Nuruddin Farah Copy Share Image
