Aminatta Forna date of birth:
1964
How old is Aminatta Forna?
62
Where was Aminatta Forna born?
Bellshill, Scotland
Aminatta Forna body shape:
Average
What color are Aminatta Forna's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Aminatta Forna's hair?
Brown - Dark
Is Aminatta Forna gay or straight?
Straight
What is Aminatta Forna's ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is Aminatta Forna nationality?
Scottish
What is Aminatta Forna's occupation?
Author, commentator
Short Biography
Aminatta Forna (born 1964) is a Scottish-born British writer. She is the author of a memoir, The Devil that Danced on the Water, and three novels: Ancestor Stones (2006), The Memory of Love (2010) and The Hired Man (2013). Her novel The Memory of Love was awarded the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for "Best Book" in 2011, and was also shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Forna is Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and was, until recently, Sterling Brown Distinguished Visiting Professor at Williams College in Massachusetts.