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Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin, a Sudanese fiction writer from Darfur, western Sudan, had his literary work banned in Sudan in 2011. After being exiled to Austria and later France in 2012, his work gained international acclaim. Sakin is known for his novels The Messiah of Darfur and The Jungo, which have been translated into various languages. Through his writing, Sakin explores human experiences during conflict, shedding light on the complexities and horrors of war, as highlighted by Sudanese literary critic Lemya Shammat.