Karen King-Aribisala
Karen Ann King-Aribisala is a Nigerian novelist, and short story writer.She is a Professor of English at the University of Lagos.Education
She was educated at the International School Ibadan, St. George's British International School, Italy and the London Academy of Dramatic Arts.Works
- Our Wife and Other Stories, Malthouse Press, 1990, ; Ottawa, Canada: Laurier Books, 2004,
- Kicking Tongues, Heinemann, 1998,
- The Hangman's Game, Peepal Tree, 2007,
- 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, and her novel The Hangman's Game won 2008 Best Book Africa.
She also won grants from the Ford Foundation, British Council, Goethe Institute, and the James Michener Foundation.Anthologies
Reviews
- , Guyana Journal, Frank Birbalsingh, November, 2008
- , The Signifyin' Woman, April 19, 2008
