Karen King-Aribisala Explained

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

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

• Our Wife and Other Stories, Malthouse Press, 1990, ; Ottawa, Canada: Laurier Books, 2004,
• Kicking Tongues, Heinemann, 1998,
• The Hangman's Game, Peepal Tree, 2007,
• Bitter Leafing Woman and Other Stories, Malthouse Press, 2017.

Prizes and awards

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

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

Reviews

• Frank Birbalsingh, "Karen King-Aribisala: The Hangman’s Game", Guyana Journal, November 2008.
• "A review of Karen King-Aribisala's The Hangman's Game", The Signifyin' Woman, 19 April 2008.

External links

• "Conversation with Karen Ann King-Aribisala", Nigerians in America, Ronnie Uzoig, 04/10/2003

Notes and References

1. Book: Into the nineties: post-colonial women's writing. Anna Rutherford. Anna Rutherford. Lars Jensen. Shirley Chew. Dangaroo Press (University of Michigan). 1994. 9781871049527. 362.
2. http://www.peepaltreepress.com/author_display.asp?au_id=156 Karen King-Aribisala page
3. News: King-Aribisala: Writing for me is like breathing. Sunday Aikulola. August 18, 2019. The Guardian. September 22, 2019.
4. Web site: Karen King-Aribisala. December 27, 2011. Paul Frailey. Black past. September 22, 2019.
5. Web site: Karen King-Aribisala. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110413191356/http://www.ashacentre.org/Karen%20King-Aribisala.html. 2011-04-13. 2011-05-09.
6. http://www.africabookclub.com/?page_id=1139 Commonwealth Prize - Regional Winners for Best Book Category (1988–2010)
7. http://africa.wisc.edu/diaspora/identity-workshop/schedule.htm "Africa in the African Diaspora