Nuruddin Farah and the Cold War in Somalia

Master trilogist, essayist, and Somalia's most staunch critic, Nuruddin Farah has the honor of having kept Somalia alive in the global imagination. His output of thirteen novels engage various dimensions of Somali history and politics. In this interview, Farah is asked about the ideological and personal influence of the Cold War on Somalia. He reveals that the Cold War indeed impacted not only the journeys he embarked on, but that several characters in his novels attempt to resist and cope with the political framework generated by the long arm of the superpowers in Somalia.