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Mohammed Naseehu Ali

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Nationality
  
Ghanaian

Name
  
Mohammed Ali


Role
  
Writer

Education
  
Bennington College


Born
  
1971

Occupation
  
Novelist, short story writer

Genre
  
Short story writer, non-fiction

Books
  
The Prophet of Zongo Street

A short biography nadine gordimer x mohammed naseehu ali worlite


Mohammed Naseehu Ali (born 1971) is a Ghanaian-born writer based in New York City.

Contents

Mohammed naseehu ali at december 2008 sunday salon


Biography

Born in Kumasi, Ghana, Ali went to the United States in 1988 to study. He is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Bennington College.

His first book, a collection of short stories titled The Prophet of Zongo Street, was published in 2006 and received positive reviews. Ali has acknowledged being influenced in the writing of this book by V. S. Naipaul's Miguel Street. He has published short stories and non-fiction essays in several publications, including The New Yorker, the New York Times, Mississippi Review, BOMB, Gathering of the Tribes, and Essence. Ali now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

References

Mohammed Naseehu Ali Wikipedia