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Aminatta Forna

1964 - Today

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Aminatta Forna is a British writer of Scottish and Sierra Leonean ancestry. Her first book was a memoir, The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest (2002). Since then she has written four novels: Ancestor Stones (2006), The Memory of Love (2010), The Hired Man (2013) and Happiness (2018). In 2021 she published a collection of essays, The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Aminatta Forna is the 7,423rd most popular writer, the 7,780th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 766th most popular British Writer.

Aminatta Forna is a Scottish writer known for her novels that explore themes of war, memory, and the complexities of identity, particularly in relation to her Sierra Leonean heritage. Her notable works include "The Memory of Love," which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and "The Devil That Danced on the Water," a memoir about her father's political activism and execution.

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Among writers, Aminatta Forna ranks 7,423 out of 7,302. Before her are Douglas Stuart, Stanley Donwood, Stanislav Aseyev, Jacqueline Woodson, Matthew Reilly, and Maja Lidia Kossakowska. After her are Dareen Tatour, Matthew Quick, Teju Cole, Megan Abbott, Sharmila Rege, and Stephanie Savage.

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Among people born in 1964, Aminatta Forna ranks 1,159. Before her are Adam Carolla, Mike Riley, Lorraine Downes, Marise Payne, Andrew R. Wheeler, and Romy Rosemont. After her are Kelly Jones, Kathy Watt, Sharmila Rege, Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, and Andrew Maynard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aminatta Forna ranks 7,782 out of 8,785. Before her are Anthony Hamilton (1971), Sam Spruell (1977), Sarah Alexander (1971), Mason Ryan (1982), Anton Ferdinand (1985), and Oli McBurnie (1996). After her are David Bentley (1984), George Baldock (1993), Dizzee Rascal (1984), Tinie Tempah (1988), Colin Calderwood (1965), and Aaron Cresswell (1989).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Aminatta Forna ranks 766. Before her are Julie Bindel (1962), Caitlin Moran (1975), Naomi Alderman (1974), Jane Goldman (1970), Douglas Stuart (1976), and Stanley Donwood (1968). After her are Chris Chibnall (1970), Malorie Blackman (1962), Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (1978), Simon Armitage (1963), Adam Roberts (1965), and Abi Morgan (1968).

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