Sofia Samatar

Fantasy / Literary Fiction

USA · Era not yet recorded

Themes & subjects

Fantasy, Literary Fiction

Biography

Award-winning author and professor. A Stranger in Olondria (2013) won British Fantasy Award. The Winged Histories (2016) companion novel. Mongrels memoir explores hybrid identity. Known for lyrical prose blending African and Arabic influences.

Recorded works

• A Stranger in Olondria
• The Winged Histories
• Mongrels

Awards & recognition

• World Fantasy Award
• British Fantasy Award

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