S. A. Afolabi
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Segun Afolabi was born in Kaduna
, Nigeria, in 1966, the son of a career diplomat. A novelist and short story writer, he won the 2005 Caine Prize
for the story "Monday Morning" first published in Wasafiri, issue 41, spring 2004. His first story collection is entitled A Life Elsewhere and was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize and longlisted for the 2006 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award. His first novel, Goodbye Lucille, was published in April 2007 and won the Authors' Club First Novel Award.
Kaduna
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...
, Nigeria, in 1966, the son of a career diplomat. A novelist and short story writer, he won the 2005 Caine Prize
Caine Prize
The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literary award for the best original short story by an African writer, whether in Africa or elsewhere, published in the English language. The £10,000 prize was founded in the United Kingdom in 2000, and was named in memory of the late Sir Michael...
for the story "Monday Morning" first published in Wasafiri, issue 41, spring 2004. His first story collection is entitled A Life Elsewhere and was shortlisted for the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize and longlisted for the 2006 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award. His first novel, Goodbye Lucille, was published in April 2007 and won the Authors' Club First Novel Award.