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It took many decades after Mahmood Mattan’s execution at Cardiff Prison in Wales for his name to be cleared over a killing he did not commit. 

Booker Prize finalist Nadifa Mohamed remembers seeing his picture in the newspaper, and she later learned that Mattan, a young Somali sailor, knew her father.

Mattan’s story — and the life he led before his hanging — is at the center of Mohamed’s novel, “The Fortune Men.” 

Host Kerri Miller talked with Mohamed about her historical novel, her family’s history and about the miscarriage of justice during this latest Big Books and Big Ideas show. 

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It took many decades after Mahmood Mattan’s execution at Cardiff Prison in Wales for his name to be cleared over a killing he did not commit. Host Kerri Miller talked to author Nadifa Mohamed about her historical novel that looks back on Mattan’s life and the miscarriage of justice.

It took many decades after Mahmood Mattan’s execution at Cardiff Prison in Wales for his name to be cleared over a killing he did not commit. 

Booker Prize finalist Nadifa Mohamed remembers seeing his picture in the newspaper, and later learned Mattan, a young Somali sailor, knew her father.

Mattan’s story — and the life he led before his hanging — is at the center of Mohamed’s novel, “The Fortune Men.” 

Host Kerri Miller talked with Mohamed about her historical novel, her family’s history and about the miscarriage of justice during this latest Big Books and Big Ideas show. 

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Nadifa Mohamed’s new book is “The Fortune Men.” She is also the author “Black Mamba Boy” and “The Orchard of Lost Souls.” 

Booker Prize finalist Nadifa Mohamed's novel revisits Somali seaman's fate in '50s Wales

Booker Prize finalist Nadifa Mohamed's latest book, "The Fortune Men."

Booker Prize finalist Nadifa Mohamed's novel revisits Somali seaman's fate in 1950s' Wales

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