Fara is the mother of the Rabe family. At 44 she runs a tiny neighbourhood grocery in Mahamasina, in Antananarivo, and she is the quiet pillar of the house: resourceful, protective, and far better at showing her love through what she does than through what she says. Her tenderness hides behind tough words.
At a glance
| Name | Fara |
| Age | 44 |
| Family | Wife of Datoa, mother of Tsiky, Miora and Njaka, daughter of Tata Malala, grandmother of Lita |
| Occupation | Runs a tiny grocery in Mahamasina |
| Passions | Malagasy art and raphia crafts |
| Little habit | She talks to flowers |
Personality
Fara holds the house together without making a fuss. She is discreet, resourceful and protective of her family, and the words "I love you" come hard to her: the love is there, behind sentences that sound harsh. Her children know it, and many readers recognise their own mother in her.
The grocery in Mahamasina
Fara's grocery is a tiny neighbourhood shop in Mahamasina, and one of the places Ny Rabe keeps coming back to. It is where she works, and where a good part of the neighbourhood comes through.
An artist at heart
Fara loves Malagasy art and works raphia herself. Her daughter Tsiky sells her creations online. And she talks to flowers.
Fara and Datoa
Fara and her husband Datoa argue, usually when he comes home late from an evening drink, and beneath the arguments the two share a deep complicity. Zézé the zebu, for his part, loves nothing more than being by Fara's side.
Her family
- Datoa, her husband.
- Tsiky, Miora and Njaka, her children.
- Lita, her grandson.
- Tata Malala, her mother.
- R-Biz, her nephew, cousin of her children.
Where to see Fara
Her stories are gathered on her page at nyrabe.com. Among them, in Malagasy:
- I Fara io ("Here's Fara")
- Neny milay ("Cool mum")
- Fomban-drazana ("Ancestral customs")
- Ilay mpanjifa saro-kenatra ("The shy customer")
- Lasopy legioma ("Vegetable soup")
The whole family is presented on Who are the characters of Ny Rabe?