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

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

Reviews

External links

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