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CONTACT & DETAILS
Get Hip To These Vibes
Belover reader,
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We hope you enjoy this website.
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If you're interested in more of Diriye's output, you can purchase his critically-acclaimed, award-winning books via the following outlets:
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THE BUTTERFLY JUNGLE
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This gorgeously produced. queer Afrofuturistic collection of interlinked stories, which was written and designed mostly on Diriye's mobile phone, can be purchased in these territories:
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UK / USA / Canada / France / Germany / Spain / The Netherlands / India / Japan / Mexico / Brazil
FAIRYTALES FOR LOST CHILDREN
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Diriye's award-winning debut collection of short stories about the lives of queer Somalis, which is fused with hand drawn illustrations and poeticism, can be purchased in these territories:
UK / USA / Canada / France / Germany / Spain / The Netherlands / India / Japan / Mexico / Brazil
ABOUT ME
Diriye Osman is a British-Somali author, visual artist, critic and essayist. His books include the award-winning collection of stories, Fairytales For Lost Children, and the collection of interlinked stories, The Butterfly Jungle, which Osman wrote and designed on his phone. Dubbed ‘a master of the surreal’ and one of the most influential LGBT people in the UK, his writing and art have appeared in The Guardian, Granta, The Financial Times, The Huffington Post, Vice, Poetry Review, Prospect, Time Out, Attitude, Afropunk, and many other publications.
