Aminatta Forna

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The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Aminatta Forna, on May 18th, 2021.

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Aminatta Forna Stats: The highest rated book by Aminatta Forna on Book Notification is The Memory of Love, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Aminatta Forna on Book Notification is The Memory of Love, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Aminatta Forna books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ancestor Stones
2006
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The Memory of Love
2010
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3
The Hired Man
2013
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4
Happiness
2018
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

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1
The Angel of Mexico City
2016
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Mother Of All Myths: How Society Moulds And Constrains Mothers
1998
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2
8
The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest
2002
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3
The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion
2021
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List of The BBC National Short Story Award Books in Publication Order

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The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (With: Helen Oyeyemi, David Constantine, Sarah Hall, Jon McGregor)
2010
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The BBC National Short Story Award 2011 (By: Alison MacLeod, M.J. Hyland, Jon McGregor, K.J. Orr, Sue MacGregor)
2011
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The BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (By: Miroslav Penkov, Carrie Tiffany, Deborah Levy, M.J. Hyland, Clive Anderson, Lucy Caldwell, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Julian Gough, Chris Womersley, Krys Lee, Adam Ross)
2012
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4
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013 (By: Lionel Shriver, Sarah Hall, Lavinia Greenlaw, Lucy Wood)
2013
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5
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014 (By: Tessa Hadley, Lionel Shriver, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Francesca Rhydderch, Alan Yentob)
2014
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6
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015 (By: Jeremy Page)
2015
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BBC National Short Story Award 2016 (By: Hilary Mantel, Claire-Louise Bennett, Lavinia Greenlaw, Tahmima Anam, Jenni Murray, K.J. Orr)
2016
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8
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017 ( By: Cynan Jones)
2017
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9
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018 (By: Kerry Andrew, Sarah Hall, Ingrid Persaud, Nell Stevens, Kiare Ladner, Stig Abell)
2018
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10
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Jo Lloyd, Lynda Clark, Jacqueline Crooks, Nikki Bedi)
2019
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11
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 (By: Eley Williams, Sarah Hall, Caleb Nelson, Jan Carson, Jack Houston)
2020
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The BBC National Short Story Award 2021 (By: Danny Rhodes, James Runcie, Richard Smyth, Lucy Caldwell, Rory Gleeson, Georgina Harding)
2021
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13
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022 (By: Kerry Andrew, Elizabeth Day, Jenn Ashworth, Anna Bailey, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Saba Sams)
2022
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14
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (By: Kamila Shamsie, Reeta Chakrabarti, Nick Mulgrew, Naomi Wood, Cherise Saywell, K Patrick)
2023
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15
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Ross Raisin, Will Boast, Manish Chauhan, Paddy O’Connell, Vee Walker)
2024
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List of Aminatta Forna Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Granta Book of the African Short Story
2011
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The BBC International Short Story Award 2012
2012
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3
One World Two
2016
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4
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018
2018
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5
Freeman's Power
2018
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6
New Daughters of Africa
2019
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7
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019
2019
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The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
2020
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9
Not Quite Right For Us
2021
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10
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
2022
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Aminatta Forna

Aminatta Forna was born in 1964 and is currently 60 years old. Aminatta Forna was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Aminatta Forna is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 4 novels available. The first standalone was released in 2006 with the novel Ancestor Stones. The most recently released novel was Happiness which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Aminatta at this time.

Aminatta Forna has also written the Non-Fiction Books series which has 3 books including Mother Of All Myths: How Society Moulds And Constrains Mothers and The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Quest.

Aminatta Forna: Awards & Accolades

Forna's book, The Memory of Love was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2011.

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Aminatta Forna: F.A.Q

When was Aminatta Forna Born? How old is Aminatta Forna?

Aminatta Forna was born in 1964. Aminatta Forna is currently 60 years old.

Where was Aminatta Forna Born?

Aminatta Forna was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland and is Scottish.

What was the first book Aminatta Forna wrote?

The first book written by Aminatta Forna was Mother Of All Myths: How Society Moulds And Constrains Mothers, published in 1998.

What was the most recent book Aminatta Forna wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion on May 18th, 2021.

Will there be any more books by Aminatta Forna?

Aminatta Forna does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Aminatta Forna written?

Aminatta Forna has written 9 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 4 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 3 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in The BBC National Short Story Award Series.

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