Abdi Sheik Abdi

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Abdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi (

Arabic: عبدي عبد القادر الشيخ عبدي) (born 15 November 1942, Somalia) is a Somali
author based in the United States.

Academia

Sheikh-Abdi holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature and

African Studies from the State University of New York and a doctorate in African History from Boston University. He has taught both in Somalia and the U.S., and is the author of numerous short stories, two novels, a collection of fables, as well as articles and essays.[1]

Bibliography

  • The Luncheon, 1975
  • Rotten Bananas, 1979
  • Arrawelo: The Castrator of Men - a Somali fable
  • Divine Madness: Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (1856-1920), 1993
  • Tales of Punt, 1993
  • When a Hyena Laughs: A Somali Novel, 1994

References

  1. ^ Customer, A. "Amazon.com: Tales of Punt : Somali Folktales (9780963880222): Abdi Abdulkadir Sheik-Abdi: Books." Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & More. Web. 27 May 2010. <https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Punt-Abdi-Abdulkadir-Sheik-Abdi/dp/0963880225>.