Mohamed's other books include Black Mamba Boy and The Orchard of Lost Souls. She lives in London. Her third novel The Fortune Men was a finalist for the Booker Prize. The Fortune Men: A novel by Nadifa Mohamed, Paperback Barnes & Noble® Free Shipping on Orders of 40 or More Home Books Add to Wishlist The Fortune Men: A novel by Nadifa Mohamed 4.0 (2) Paperback 17.00 Hardcover 27.00 Paperback 17.00 eBook 8.99 Audiobook 0.00 Large Print 29. Nadifa Mohamed is a Somali British novelist. Patricia Lockwood, Richard Powers and Nadifa Mohamed make $86K Booker Prize shortlist.Nadifa Mohamed imagines the life of a Somali man wrongfully executed in her novel, The Fortune Men.A haunting tale of miscarried justice, this book offers a chilling look at the dark corners of our humanity. Under the shadow of the hangman's noose, Mahmood begins to realize that even the truth may not be enough to save him.

Now, Mahmood must stage a terrifying fight for his life, with all the chips stacked against him: a shoddy investigation, an inhumane legal system, and, most evidently, pervasive and deep-rooted racism at every step. He is a father of three, secure in his innocence and his belief in British justice.īut as the trial draws closer, his prospect for freedom dwindles. At first, Mahmood believes he can ignore the fingers pointing his way he may be a gambler and a petty thief, but he is no murderer. Set in Cardiff, Wales, in 1952, this searing novel from Mohamed ( The Orchard of Lost Souls) draws on a real-life. In Cardiff, Wales in 1952, Mahmood Mattan, a young Somali sailor, is accused of a crime he did not commit: the brutal killing of Violet Volacki, a shopkeeper from Tiger Bay.

The Fortune Men by Nadifa Mohamed