David Nandi Odhiambo Explained

David Nandi Odhiambo (born June 24, 1965), also known as D. Nandi Odhiambo is an African-Canadian novelist and writer of Luo and Luhya descent.^[1] He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1977.^[2] He has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, an MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a B.A. in classics from McGill University. In 2019 he was one of two recipients of the Elliot Cades Award for Literature, considered among the most prestigious literary honors bestowed in Hawaiʻi.^[3] As of fall 2019, he is an associate professor of English at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu.^{[4] [5]}

Odhiambo has published four novels: diss/ed banded nation in 1998, Kipligat's Chance in 2003, and The Reverend's Apprentice, Volume I in 2008, and Smells like Stars in 2018.^[6]

References

• Revival:an anthology of Black Canadian Writing, 2006 (McClelland & Stewart)
• Bluesprint: Black British Columbian literature and orature, 2002 (Arsenal Pulp Press)
• Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada, 2002 (University of Toronto Press)
• African Canadian Online, York University
• Penguin Books Author page,
• Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review,
• BC BookWorld biography of David N. Odhiambo

Notes and References

1. Web site: D. Nandi Odhiambo's schedule for Hawaii Book and Music Fest 2019. hawaiibookmusicfest2019.sched.com. 2019-10-19.
2. Web site: African-Canadian writer D. Nandi Odhiambo wins Hawaii's highest literary honour. van Koeverden. Jane. en-US. 2021-01-24.
3. Web site: UH faculty awarded 2019 Elliot Cades Award for literature University of Hawaiʻi System News. Wiles. Greg. 25 April 2019 . en-US. 2019-10-19.
4. Web site: Odhiambo's fourth novel is drawing attention as it nears publication this fall. 2018-08-20. E Kamakani Hou. en-US. 2019-10-19.
5. Web site: D. Nandi Odhiambo. westoahu.hawaii.edu. en-US. 2019-12-06.
6. Web site: UH faculty awarded 2019 Elliot Cades Award for literature University of Hawaiʻi System News. Wiles. Greg. 25 April 2019 . en-US. 2019-10-19.