Sulaiman addonia biography of michael

Eritrea-born British author

Sulaiman S.M.Y. Addonia (Tigrinya: ሱላእማን ኣድዶንኣ)(born )^[1] is a British author who also works at a creative writing academy for refugees.^[2] He lived in refugee camps from the age of two years old until he received asylum in England in ^[1][2]

Biography

Addonia was born in in Omhajer to a mother from the Province of Eritrea and an Ethiopian father.^[1]

In , after his father's murder,^[3][2] Addonia, along with his family, relocated to a refugee camp in Sudan.^[2] Two years later, his mother left for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia where she was a domestic worker,^[3] during which time, he and his brother were raised by their grandparents.^[2] In , Addonia and his brother followed to Jeddah,^[1] and he was able to study.^[4] During this time, Addonia and his brother developed a love of literature.^[2] Throughout his time