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Karen King-Aribisala

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Karen Ann King-Aribisala (born Guyana) is a Nigerian novelist, and short story writer.[1] She is a Professor of English at the University of Lagos.[2]

Education

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She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International School, Italy (where she met her husband; Femi Aribisala), and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3][4]

Works

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  • Our Wife and Other Stories, Malthouse Press, 1990, ISBN 978-978-2601-59-9; Ottawa, Canada: Laurier Books, 2004, ISBN 978-1-55394-010-4
  • Kicking Tongues, Heinemann, 1998, ISBN 978-0-435-91200-0
  • The Hangman's Game, Peepal Tree, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84523-046-3
  • Bitter Leafing Woman and Other Stories, Malthouse Press, 2017.

Prizes and awards

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Her collection of stories, Our Wife and Other Stories won the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book Africa,[5] and her novel The Hangman's Game won 2008 Best Book Africa.[6]

She also won grants from the Ford Foundation, British Council, Goethe Institute, and the James Michener Foundation.[7]

Anthologies

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  • Toyin Adewale-Nduka; Omowunmi Segun, eds. (1996). Breaking the Silence: an anthology of short stories. WRITA, Women Writers of Nigeria. ISBN 978-978-32456-6-2.
  • "Wine in a Teacup". Kunapipi. 17 (3). Dangaroo Press: 83–85. 1995.

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ Anna Rutherford; Lars Jensen; Shirley Chew (1994). Into the nineties: post-colonial women's writing. Dangaroo Press (University of Michigan). p. 362. ISBN 9781871049527.
  2. ^ Karen King-Aribisala page at Peepal Tree Press.
  3. ^ Sunday Aikulola (August 18, 2019). "King-Aribisala: Writing for me is like breathing". The Guardian. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Paul Frailey (December 27, 2011). "Karen King-Aribisala". Black past. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "Karen King-Aribisala". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
  6. ^ Commonwealth Prize - Regional Winners for Best Book Category (1988–2010). AfricaBookClub.com.
  7. ^ "Africa in the African Diaspora: New Insights into the Diffusion of African Identity and Cultural Forms". 2003–2005 Mellon Grant Workshop Series Supported by the UW Center for the Humanities.
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