The Somali prisoner, the secret language and the life-saving book
2021-10-11
Mohamed Barud was losing hope in a Somali prison, when an inmate in a neighbouring cell devised a secret language and tapped out the Russian novel Anna Karenina through his wall... for Mohamed, the book was transformative. He tells his story to Emily Webb.
Mohamed wrote a book about his experience called The Mourning Tree.
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Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Emily Webb
Picture: Mohamed Barud and a copy of Anna Karenina Credit: Mohamed Barud, JannHuizenga via Getty Images
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