Nadifa Mohamed

It’s Booker Prize week, and we’re joined by Booker-shortlisted novelist Nadifa Mohamed. We talk through Nadifa’s life and career by way of the three novels she’s written. Black Mamba Boy began as her father’s life story, which she recorded at university. The Orchard of Lost Souls was written in lockdown in her bedroom.The Fortune Men tells the true story of Mahmood Mattan and it put her on the Booker Prize shortlist. Nadifa talks about what that shortlisting really does for a writer’s career, and gives us a first look at her fourth novel which is out next year 📸 Instagram: @ / uponatimepod 🎵 TikTok: @ / uponatimepod ▶️ YouTube: @ / @uponatimepod 🌐 uponatimepod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.