Odafe Atogun
Odafe Atogun was born in Nigeria, in the town of Lokoja, where the Rivers Niger and Benue meet. He studied journalism at the Times Journalism Institute, Lagos. Now a full-time writer, he is married and lives in Abuja working on his third novel. His debut novel, Taduno’s Song (2016), was selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club. Wake Me When I’m Gone is Atogun’s second novel. His books have been translated first into German, Italian, and Turkish, followed by other languages. In 2018, Atogun published a short story, Man of God, in Johannesburg Review of Books, December 5, 2018.
Sources:
The author’s website: Odafeatogun.com (accessed: June 4, 2019),
Odafe Atogun at Canongate.co.uk (accessed: June 4, 2019),
Odafe Atogun at Ouidabooks.com (accessed: June 4, 2019),
Wikipedia (accessed: June 4, 2019).
Bio prepared by Eleanor A. Dasi, University of Yaounde I, wandasi5@yahoo.com
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