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

She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International School, Italy (where she met her husband; Femi Aribisala), and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts. ^{[3] [4]}

Works

• 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

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

• 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

• Frank Birbalsingh, "Karen King-Aribisala: The Hangman’s Game", Guyana Journal, November 2008.
• "A review of Karen King-Aribisala's The Hangman's Game" Archived 2019-07-20 at the Wayback Machine , The Signifyin' Woman, 19 April 2008.

References

1. Anna Rutherford; Lars Jensen; Shirley Chew (1994). Into the nineties: post-colonial women's writing. Dangaroo Press (University of Michigan). p. 362. ISBN   9781871049527.
2. Karen King-Aribisala page at Peepal Tree Press.
3. Sunday Aikulola (August 18, 2019). "King-Aribisala: Writing for me is like breathing". The Guardian. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
4. Paul Frailey (December 27, 2011). "Karen King-Aribisala". Black past. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
5. "Karen King-Aribisala". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
6. Commonwealth Prize - Regional Winners for Best Book Category (1988–2010). AfricaBookClub.com.
7. "Africa in the African Diaspora Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine : 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

• "Conversation with Karen Ann King-Aribisala", Nigerians in America, Ronnie Uzoig, 04/10/2003