Karen King-Aribisala
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[edit]
She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International School, Italy (where she met her future husband; Femi Aribisala), and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts.[3][4]
Works[edit]
- 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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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.
References[edit]
- ^ Anna Rutherford; Lars Jensen; Shirley Chew (1994). Into the nineties: post-colonial women's writing. Dangaroo Press (University of Michigan). p. 362. ISBN 9781871049527.
- ^ Karen King-Aribisala page at Peepal Tree Press.
- ^ Sunday Aikulola (August 18, 2019). "King-Aribisala: Writing for me is like breathing". The Guardian. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Paul Frailey (December 27, 2011). "Karen King-Aribisala". Black past. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ "Karen King-Aribisala". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ Commonwealth Prize - Regional Winners for Best Book Category (1988–2010). AfricaBookClub.com.
- ^ "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.
External links[edit]
- "Conversation with Karen Ann King-Aribisala", Nigerians in America, Ronnie Uzoig, 04/10/2003
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- Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
- Guyanese emigrants to Nigeria