Black Mamba Boy

Author(s): Nadifa Mohamed

Location(s): Somalia, Aden, The Sudan

Genre(s): Fiction

Era(s): 1930/1940s

Jama is a young Somali boy living in Aden with his mother. After her death, Jama goes in search of his father in Sudan & gets caught up in war & further travels. A very moving & enthralling account of a young boy’s life.

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