2018 has been a good year for both Somalia-focussed fiction and non-fiction. Here’s what you should be spending your Amazon vouchers on:
Non-Fiction
VoA’s Harun Maruf, along with Dan Jospeh, provide a deep and insightful analysis of aS: where it came from, where it is now and where it might go next.
Michael Taarnby’s very readable account of his involvement with the Serendi Defector Rehabilitation Centre – and also a very good insight into the broader challenges facing anyone working in Somalia (including Diaspora returners)/.
‘War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and Al-Shabaab’
Former UN SRSG’s wide-ranging collection of essays on Somalia.
Fiction
The latest novel from Somalia’s greatest living novelist, Nuruddin Farah.
Missed the original prep list? Here’s the link:
https://ourmanonthehorn.com/2017/04/01/off-to-somalia-heres-some-preparatory-reading-and-listening/
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