Ambata Kazi

About The Author

Ambata Kazi was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She is a graduate of the University of New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop with a master of fine arts. Her short stories have been published in Carve, Muslim American Writers at Home, midnight & indigo, CRAFT, and other journals and anthologies. Far Away from Here is her first novel. She lives in New Orleans, LA.

Books by Ambata Kazi

Far Away from Here

A Novel

By Ambata Kazi
Far Away from Here is a novel about three young Black American Muslims on the cusp of adulthood confronting faith, tradition, and the impact of their personal decisions in five years post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans.
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