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Abdourahman Waberi
Writing Transit and In the United States of Africa about migration and global inequality.
The Land Without Shadows · Transit
- Born
- 1965
- Birthplace
- Djibouti City, Djibouti
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Abdourahman Waberi
Djiboutian novelist, poet and essayist whose French-language work connects the Horn of Africa with wider questions of movement and belonging.
Early life
Djiboutian origins
Grew up in the territory that became independent Djibouti.
Study in France
Moved to France in 1985 to study English literature.
Career
- 1980s–1990s
Teaching and writing
Worked as an English teacher while developing short stories and poetry.
- 2000s
International readership
Published novels and essays that reached readers in translation.
- 2010s–2020s
Academic work
Combined writing with teaching French and Francophone literature in the United States and abroad.
Selected work
The Land Without Shadows
Stories exploring life and memory in Djibouti.
Transit
A novel whose voices meet through displacement and migration.
In the United States of Africa
Reverses global power relations by imagining a wealthy, united Africa.
Beyond work
Literary criticism
Worked as a critic and literary consultant alongside his own writing.
Teaching
Has taught literature and creative writing at George Washington University.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Paolo Montanaro. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
