Nuruddin Farah didn’t win the Nobel Prize in literature last month as was predicted — or at least hoped — in some quarters, but he remains a perennial contender. The celebrated Somali writer, who now teaches at Bard College in New York, has published a dozen novels, many of them dealing with questions of African identity that seem increasingly relevant to a world finally waking up to the continent’s true potential for disruption or success. In a year striking for its bounty of Africa-related novels, his new book, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” promises a rich exploration of political and social crises that American readers could be expected to savor.
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