About Me


Born In Somalia, Fartumo Kusow Immigrated To Canada At The Start Of The Civil War. Her First Novel, Amran, Was Serialized In October Star, Mogadishu: Somali National Press In 1984.

She Was The Only Woman Published With A Serialized Novel Soon After That She Started writing A Column For The Paper Until The War Broke Out. Since Her Arrival In Canada In 1991 She Has Earned A B. Arts Honours In English Language And Literature And B. Education From The University Of Windsor.

She Now Teaches English Literature Courses For The Greater Essex County District School Board. Her debut English Novel is called a Tale Of a Boons Wife. A Mother of five Adult Children, she Lives in Windsor Ontario.  

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