Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir
Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
(Author)
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Description
A story of a young man's queer coming of age amidst displacement, violence, and alienation
Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia's societal implosion, Mohamed Ali was taken first to the Netherlands by his stepmother, and then later on to Canada. Unmoored from his birth family and caught between twin alienating forces of Somali tradition and Western culture, Mohamed must forge his own queer coming of age. What follows in this fierce and unrelenting account is a story of one young man's nascent sexuality fused with the violence wrought by displacement.Product Details
Price
$20.85
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Publish Date
May 16, 2020
Pages
176
Dimensions
4.8 X 7.2 X 0.6 inches | 0.4 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780889777590
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Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, and lived in the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands before immigrating to Canada as a teenager. He currently lives in Toronto. This is his first book.
Reviews
"A tour de force."--Omayra Issa, Radio-Canada
"Both tragic and healing, Angry Queer Somali Boy offers resplendent writing that intimately grapples with placelessness, identity, and belonging, in all its forms."--Huda Hassan, writer and researcher
"A stunning memoir that will resonate with every queer person who has been through the fire."--Diriye Osman, author "Fairytales for Lost Children"
"Both tragic and healing, Angry Queer Somali Boy offers resplendent writing that intimately grapples with placelessness, identity, and belonging, in all its forms."--Huda Hassan, writer and researcher
"A stunning memoir that will resonate with every queer person who has been through the fire."--Diriye Osman, author "Fairytales for Lost Children"