Irene Sabatini
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| Born | Hwange, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Genre | Novels |
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Irene Sabatini is an author from Zimbabwe who writes fiction. She earned the Orange Award for New Writers (part of the Women's Prize for Fiction) in 2010 for her first novel, The Boy Next Door, a love story set against the backdrop of racism and political turmoil of 1980s Zimbabwe.[1] Her second novel, Peace and Conflict, covers family and political history through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy.[2]
Biography[edit]
Sabatini was born in Hwange, Zimbabwe, and grew up in Bulawayo, the country's second-largest city.[3] She attended Catholic school there and was educated by nuns.[4] She attended the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, where she was introduced to feminism and political action during her degree in philosophy. Sabatini later earned a master's degree in child development from the Institute of Education at University College London.[4] She has also done work and research in Bogotá and Barbados, and currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.[3]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Boy Next Door (2009)
- Peace and Conflict (2014)
References[edit]
- ^ Craig, Amanda (29 June 2010). "The Boy Next Door, By Irene Sabatini". The Independent. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Evaristo, Bernardine (29 November 2014). "Peace and Conflict by Irene Sabatini review – a heart-warming coming-of-age tale". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Sabatini, Irene. "Irene Sabatini: Biography - Irene Sabatini". www.irenesabatini.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b Lahellec, Annie, ed. (2010). "A novel revolutionary" (PDF). Alumni Life. Vol. Summer 2010, no. 33. Institute of Education, University of London.
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