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DJAMILA IBRAHIM was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and moved to Canada in 1990. Her stories have been shortlisted for the University of Toronto’s Penguin Random House Canada Student Award for Fiction and Briarpatch Magazine’s creative writing contest. She was formerly a senior advisor for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. She lives in Toronto.
PRAISE FOR DJAMILA IBRAHIM AND THINGS ARE GOOD NOW: A 49th Shelf Book of the Year ""This is essential fiction for right now."" -- Globe and Mail ""Poignant and thought-provoking . . . This collection of short stories is a great read that hits close to home."" -- Richmond News ""Things Are Good Now is an insightful and imaginative debut; these skillful stories have stayed with me long after I stopped reading. This is a book that is as important as it is engaging."" -- Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People ""Ibrahim writes with intensity and empathy, drawing believably complex characters who are understandably torn between bleak alternatives. Things Are Good Now feels fresh and raw and real. Amid the disheartening racism and sexism are the pull of patriotism, the solidity of traditionalism, and ultimately, mercifully, the power of even small glimpses of optimism."" -- Toronto Star ""Things Are Good Now should be included on every to-be-read list. Each story is powerful and important, and each voice, while fictional, is a perfect representation of hard truths. These voices should be heard."" -- This Magazine ""Abounds with literary promise . . . A worthwhile read for its intimate investigations of global unrest."" -- Literary Review of Canada
