Are both Nuruddin Farah and Rachel Carson Somali novelists?
Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book "Silent Spring" and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
Daud Rahbar Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013) was a scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as accomplished essayist, poet, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist. He translated his own Urdu works to English, such as "The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry" and then translated the "Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu'lldh Khān Ghālib".