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Does it exist? I don't mean Suugaan. I mean fictional prose like the works of Dostoevsky and Moliere.

Very few novels from the 80's, like Nuardin Farah's books and others written in Somali, like 'Ayaan Daran' etc (not sure if they were translated into other languages) and the rest is just some amateur garbage. Just a known fact that we're indeed an oral society.

Somalis r rich in literature, unfortunately we havnt put enough energy and resource so it can be available to the masses.

Probably the best book (in somali; aqoon daridu waa u neceb jaceyl"


You can read about the book here: https://woyingi.wordpress.com/2010/06/1 ... -m-j-cawl/



My favourite Nurudiin books;
From a crooked rib and naked needle.

LiquidHYDROGEN wrote:Does it exist? I don't mean Suugaan. I mean fictional prose like the works of Dostoevsky and Moliere.

The real question is do we need fictional prose of the likes of Dostoevsky? Civilizations don't follow the same paths, and instead of wanting to follow in the footsteps of other civilizations we need to stay truth to ourselves and make our own path that is right for us.

You are right, but we seem to have little in the way of literature, fiction or otherwise. Books are an important vector for culture and tradition. Oral literature is all well and good but things can be forgotten or distorted. Also, books don't just tell stories, the convey new ideas and ways of thinking. For example, Das Kapital isn't an oral tradition but a book that changed things and people.

Check this site, LiquidH

http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/african ... gibks.html

Hargeisa book club always seems to have ton of new aspiring writers. Check them out.