About Kola Boof
[Wikidata] Sudanese-American novelist.... | [Wikipedia] Kola Boof is a Sudanese-American novelist. She was born a Sunni Muslim in Omdurman, Sudan. As a child, she witnessed her parents' murder. She was adopted by African-Americans in Washington D.C. in 1979 and became an American citizen in 1993. She is the author of seven books, published in eight count
![“I have never received full credit from the SPLA [Sudanese People's Liberation Army], because the men are very sexist and feel that I'm acting out of place, bringing too much attention to myself - but for the funeral of our leader John Garang, they had me write the poem "Chol Apieth" to eulogize…” quote by Kola Boof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/42c/kola-boof-12327_acting_i-have-never-received-full-credit-from-t_3211157.jpg)
![“Because I was in psychiatric treatment for most of my childhood and had to learn English and had to adjust to a white-dominated society, I truly know what being Sudanese refugees [adopting by white family] mean. It's not something that you can explain in the confines of an interview, but there is…” quote by Kola Boof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2cc/kola-boof-12327_adopting_because-i-was-in-psychiatric-treatment-f_2145600.jpg)
