Chigozie Obioma
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Akure |
| Nigeria | |
| Alma maters | Cyprus International University |
| University of Michigan | |
| Job | Author |
| Education | Cyprus International University |
| University of Michigan | |
| Books | An Orchestra of Minorities |
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| The Fishermen | |
| The Native Hurricane | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 534019 |
Chigozie Obioma Life story
Chigozie Obioma is a Nigerian writer and assistant professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has been called, in a New York Times book review, "the heir to Chinua Achebe. " In 2015, he was named one of "100 Global Thinkers" by Foreign Policy magazine.
Booker Prize 2019: Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie, both on the shortlist
... Bernardine Evaristo, Chigozie Obioma, Elif Shafak, and the US author Lucy Ellmann are also available for the price...
The Papers: Pact 'to oust PM' and EU told 'back down'
... Much of the Guardian s front page is given over to a picture of the American writer, Toni Morrison - the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature - The picture is accompanied by a quote from the author, Chigozie Obioma, saying that, until her death, she was the greatest living American writer...
Five things about Nigeria: The super power, without power
... Chinua Achebe is considered the father of African literature, And contemporary authors such as Chigozie Obioma, Helon Habila, Chibundu Onuzo Sefi Atta and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani keep the tradition, just to mention a few of those who drew prizes...
The Papers: Pact 'to oust PM' and EU told 'back down'
"Who is bluffing over Brexit?", The Spectator asks
Two of the Front Page headlines starkly illustrate the entrenched positions in the Brexit impasse.
The has the headline: "Boris tells EU: you MUST back down" while: "EU open to New Deal - if PM drops red lines". Who is bluffing: Boris Johnson or the EU?
The Intervention by Michael Gove , the Cabinet Office minister in charge of no-Deal planning - accusing the EU of refusing to engage in fresh talks - marks an escalation in The War of words between Westminster and Brussels .
Mr Gove's language suggests the government is ready to blame intransigence from Brussels if a compromise does not materialise and Britain leaves without a Deal .
urges the Two Sides to try to move on from their squabbling about whether they can even Talk - because the consequences of not talking will be serious.
The Shadow chancellor's declaration that Labour would not block a second referendum on Scottish independence makes.
It describes John Mcdonnell 's stance as a significant shift of policy. The Paper says the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon , has opened the door to a "Progressive Alliance " with Labour if the two parties are able to form a majority after a general Election .
Nobel Prize -winning US author Toni Morrison has diedThe story is reported in A Number of other papers too - with: "Labour gets into bed with SNP".
the Treasury's proposals to relax George Osborne 's controversial tax rules on pensions, which have been blamed for consultants and GPs in England and Wales turning down work, undermining patient treatment.
The Times The Announcement is not before time. It says The Move should bring an end to the absurd situation that has led many doctors to work less to avoid being hit by large tax bills.
Much of The Guardian 's Front Page is given over to a picture of The American writer, Toni Morrison - The First black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature -
The picture is accompanied by a quote from the author, Chigozie Obioma , saying that, until her death, she was The Greatest living American writer.
Other writers pay their tributes inside The Paper . Toni Morrison burst into The World of Literature at a time that needed her supremely wrought perspective, and a voice that had not existed before.
Dean Weymes, 24, won The Top prize on the National Lottery 's Set For Life drawA Man who has won £10,000 a month for the next 30 years in the National Lottery 's Set For Life draw, is widely featured.
Dean Weymes is The First winner to go public since The Game was launched in March.
The Mirror - which - reports that the Amazon worker handed his notice in The Day after his win. In the "Why are you leaving?" section of a form provided by his employer, the 24-year-old wrote: "won lottery/retirement".
Finally, researchers have found a way of saving your chips from being snatched by hungry seagulls, in what The Times calls the annual battle of the seaside promenade: give them a hard stare.
, a study by Exeter University - carried out in Cornish coastal Towns - has shown that keeping Eye Contact with seagulls deters them from stealing your food. In contrast, those who avert their gaze from The Birds ' beady eyes are more likely to lose a Chip .
Source of news: bbc.com
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