Addonia (Tigrinya: ሱላእማን ኣድዶንኣ)(born 1974)[1] is a British author who also works at a creative writing academy for refugees.
[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] Throughout his time in Sudan and Saudi Arabia, Addonia witnessed much violence, especially against women, including his mother, which led to insomnia.
Naser, a 20 year old refugee from Eritrea, falls in love when a woman wearing a burqa drops a note at his feet.
"[2] His second novel, Silence Is My Mother Tongue (published by The Indigo Press, 2018), follows " two siblings attempting to find stability within the chaos of a [refugee] camp.
"[6] When he was enrolled in a Sudanese school, his connection to his native languages dwindled, and by the time he moved to Saudi Arabia, he was fluent in Arabic.
[6]Although learning English allowed him to connect with others in his new location, it also meant he could no longer understand his family, another reminder of their separation.