“Sadru Jetha’s story ‘Nuri Does Not Exist’ is a sharply intelligent and genuinely moving exploration of identity and displacement. ” — Canadian Literature
“‘Nuri Does Not Exist,’ is about a Zanzibari who becomes a Tanzanian who becomes a Calgarian. Losing and gaining an identity with each shuffle, he has kept safe from evil spirits by secreting his real names. Jetha’s piece is exotic, the mindset and idiosyncrasies of his characters completely foreign (at least, to me).” —Nora Abercrombie
Sadru Jetha was born and raised in Zanzibar under British rule. Studying law at Dublin University and philosophy at the University of London, he practised law in Tanzania; lectured in the philosophy of law in England; and immigrated to Canada in the 1980s. His work has been published in various literary magazines, anthologized in Due West, and broadcast on CBC’s Alberta Anthology.
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