Mohammed Naseehu Ali

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Mohammed Naseehu Ali
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Ali at the 2009 Brooklyn Book Festival.
Born1971
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
Nationality Ghanaian
GenreShort story writer, non-fiction

Mohammed Naseehu Ali (born 1971) [1] is a Ghanaian-born writer based in New York City. [1]

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Biography

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Ali went to the United States in 1988 to study. [1]

His first book, a collection of short stories titled The Prophet of Zongo Street , was published in 2006 and received positive reviews. [2] Ali has acknowledged being influenced in the writing of this book by V. S. Naipaul's Miguel Street . [1] He has published short stories and non-fiction essays in several publications, including The New Yorker , [3] the New York Times , Mississippi Review , BOMB , Gathering of the Tribes , and Essence . Ali now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 James M. Manheim, "Ali, Mohammed Naseehu", Contemporary Black Biography. 2007. Encyclopedia.com.
  2. ↑ Elizabeth Schmidt, "'The Prophet of Zongo Street': Coming to America", New York Times, August 14, 2005.
  3. ↑ Mohammed Naseehu Ali, "Mallam Sile", The New Yorker, April 11, 2005.


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