Jude Dibia

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Jude Dibia (born 5 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian novelist. [1] In 2007, he won the Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose for his novel Unbridled.

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Education

Dibia studied at the University of Ibadan, and earned a B.A. in Modern European Languages (German). [1]

Career

Jude's novels have been described as daring and controversial by readers and critics in and out of Africa. Walking with Shadows is said to be the first Nigerian novel that has a gay man as its central character and that treats his experienpositivegreat insight, inviting a positive response to his situation. Unbridled, too, stirred some controversy on its publication; it is a story that tackles the emancipation of its female protagonist, who had suffered incest and various abuse from men. [2]

Dibia's short stories have appeared on various online literary sites, including AfricanWriter.com and Halftribe.com. One of his short stories is included in the anthology One World: A global anthology of short stories, alongside stories by such critically acclaimed writers as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Onyeka Nwelue, "Interview: Walking Shadows with Jude Dibia", Nigeria Village Square, 22 July 2006.
  2. "Constant Reader - Short Stories: "Among Strangers" by Jude Dibia Showing 1-4 of 4". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. 引越しするなら|アリさんマークの引越社の評判は? (in Japanese)
  4. "Jude Dibia, Author at AfricanWriter.com". AfricanWriter.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ""Love Holds Things Together": Jude Dibia | Sampsonia Way Magazine" . Retrieved 2020-05-27.