Christopher Abani is a Nigerian American and Los Angeles- based author. He says he is part of a new generation of Nigerian writers working to convey to an English-speaking audience the experience of those born and raised in "that troubled African... Wikipedia
Born: 1966 (age 57 years), Afikpo, Nigeria
Education: University of Southern California (2004), Birkbeck, University of London (1995), University of London, and more
Awards: Lannan Literary Fellowship, PEN/Hemingway Award, PEN Open Book Award, and more
Nationality: Nigerian
Notable work: GraceLand (2004); Becoming Abigail (2006); The Secret History of Las Vegas (2014)
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