Mohammed Naseehu Ali Explained

Mohammed Naseehu Ali
Birth Date:1971
Occupation:Novelist, short story writer
Nationality:Ghanaian
Genre:Short story writer, non-fiction

Mohammed Naseehu Ali (born 1971)[1] is a Ghanaian-born writer based in New York City.

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.[2] 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,[3] the New York Times, Mississippi Review, BOMB, Gathering of the Tribes, and Essence. Ali now lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Notes and References

  1. James M. Manheim, "Ali, Mohammed Naseehu", Contemporary Black Biography. 2007. Encyclopedia.com.
  2. Elizabeth Schmidt, "'The Prophet of Zongo Street': Coming to America", New York Times, August 14, 2005.
  3. Mohammed Naseehu Ali, "Mallam Sile", The New Yorker, April 11, 2005.