Black Mamba Boy: A Novel

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Review “Ambitious . . . [a] phenomenal fast-forward story. . . . The novel takes on a Job-like tenor.” ―The New York Times Book Review“A stunning first novel . . . This powerful novel is both a bracing lesson in World War II history and a brutal description of individual survival.” ―Boston Globe“An engrossing debut . . . filled with petty cruelties and hardship, but it also overflows with life . . . Black Mamba Boy tells an important story in an engaging fashion--one with much relevance to today's world.” ―Bookpage About the Author Nadifa Mohamed was born in Hargeisa, Somalia, in 1981 to a merchant marine father and a mother from a politically active family, and was trapped in exile when civil war erupted. She studied history and politics at Oxford, and has worked as a film researcher and scriptwriter.