Aminatta Forna
Author of The Memory of Love
About the Author
Image credit: from author's webpage
Works by Aminatta Forna
The Last Vet 1 copy
The Angel of Mexico City 1 copy
Associated Works
New Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Writing by Women of African Descent (1992) — Contributor — 83 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1964
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Places of residence
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK
Sierra Leone
California, USA - Education
- University College London|Law
University of California, Berkeley|Harkness Fellow - Occupations
- writer
documentary maker
professor of creative writing - Relationships
- Westcott, Scott (husband)
- Organizations
- Royal National Theatre|Board Member
Man Booker International Prize|Judge
Bath Spa University - Awards and honors
- Windham–Campbell Literature Prize (2014)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (2017)
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature - Short biography
- Aminatta Forna was born in Scotland, but her family moved to Sierra Leone when she was six months old. Her father, Mohamed Forna, was a physician who became involved in politics. He was imprisoned between 1970 and 1973 and declared an Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience. In 1975, when Aminatta was 11, he was hanged for treason. She later wrote a memoir about her childhood and the conspiracy around her father called [The Devil that Danced on the Water]. She was educated in London and Berkeley, worked for the BBC as a reporter and documentary maker, and published her first book in 2003. She is now a professor and writer.
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The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna in 75 Books Challenge for 2022 (February 2022)
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna in Orange January/July (July 2011)
Reviews
Happiness by Aminatta Forna
This book takes the reader on a journey through many countries and has a moving timeline which manages to progress the story. As we learn about the lead characters backstories we develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of their actions.
½A quiet meditative read. Beautifully written and full of valuable truths about humanity and the natural world delivered with precision by extraordinarily real-feeling characters. I particularly loved learning more about foxes and coyotes living among us.
Aminatta Forna talks about many aspects of her life. She has lived an interesting life. She has lived in Africa, the USA and the Middle East.A meditation on what a society's treatment of animals tells us about its principles.
Well-written and engaging. I always appreciate approaching war as the stories (and losses) of individuals. I did have some reservations, I wanted to keep reading but also not to. Without any other clues I'm assuming this was just not the right time and mood.
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Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Also by
- 7
- Members
- 2,062
- Popularity
- #12,469
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 141
- ISBNs
- 100
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 9
