Are both Nuruddin Farah and Rachel Carson Somali novelists?
Nuruddin Farah Nuruddin Farah (Somali: "Nuuradiin Faarax" , Arabic: نورالدين فارح‎ ‎ ) (born 24 November 1945) is a Somali novelist. He has also written plays both for stage and radio, as well as short stories and essays. Since leaving Somalia in the 1970s he has lived and taught in numerous countries, including the United States, England, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Sudan, India, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa.
Samah Sabawi Samah Sabawi (Arabic: سماح السبعاوي‎ ‎ ; 1967) is a Palestinian-Australian-Canadian writer, commentator, author and playwright. She has written and produced the plays "Cries from the Land" (2003) and "Three Wishes" (2008), both successfully received in Canada. In 2014, Sabawi completed a sold-out season of the play "Tales of a City by the Sea", which had an Arabic production by Al Rowwad Theatre in Palestine and an English production by La Mama Theatre in Melbourne, Australia.