Daybreak is near... Literature, Clans and the Nation-State in Somalia

Abstract

In this book, Ali Jimale Ahmed examines the role literature has played in modern Somali society of the past half century. The author examines Somali literature, both written and oral, to trace the development of Somali nationalism, as well as seek explanations for the disintegration of the post-colonial Somali nation-state.

Cali Jimcaaale Axmed wuxuu buuggan ku falanqaynayaa dowka ay suugaantu, nus qarnigii aan soo dhaafnay, ka qaadatay bulshada casriga ee soomaaliyeed. Qoraagu wuxuu baarayaa suugaanta soomaaliyeed, midda qoran iyo midda aan qornayn, si uu u muujiyo marxaladaha koboca waddaninimada soomaaliyeed iyo si uu u fasiro kal qaysanka qaranka soomaaliyeed, xilliga gumaysiga ka hore.

In questo libro Ali Jimale Ahmed esamina il ruolo della letteratura nella moderna società somala dello scorso mezzo secolo. L'autore esamina la letteratura somala, sia scritta che orale, per seguire le fasi del nazionalismo somalo e per spiegare la disintegrazione dello stato-nazione somalo nell'età post-coloniale.