6/26/2023 0 Comments Links by Nuruddin FarahMogadishu has stopped being a cosmopolitan city it was a cosmopolitan city many years ago - one of the most celebrated cosmopolitan cities. So, I could see parallel between the novelist's writing, and therefore, deciding, ultimately, the destiny of his or her characters - in the same way that the photographer decides what position to take, what light to use. And anyone sitting outside of that power zone is turned into a subject. So, whoever puts their finger on the button that ultimately decides what happens with the camera is the one who has the power. Just as there is a power structure between the novelist and the subject the novelist is writing about - it's the novelist who decides who gets the power of speech. On the power dynamic between a photographer and his or her subject Nuruddin Farah is the author of 11 novels, including Maps, Gifts and Secrets.
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