Karen King-Aribisala

Karen Ann King-Aribisala (born Guyana) is a Nigerian novelist, and short story writer. Her collection of stories, Our Wife and Other Stories won the 1991 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best First Book Africa,^[1] and her novel The Hangman's Game won 2008 Best Book Africa.^[2]

She is Associate Professor of English at the University of Lagos.^[3] She won grants from the Ford Foundation, British Council, Goethe Institute, and the James Michener Foundation.^[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

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.
• "Kunapipi" 17. Dangaroo Press. 1995.

Reviews

• "Karen King-Aribisala: The Hangman’s Game", Guyana Journal, Frank Birbalsingh, November, 2008
• "A review of Karen King-Aribisala's The Hangman's Game", The Signifyin' Woman, April 19, 2008

See also

Nigerian woman novelists

• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Buchi Emecheta
• Flora Nwapa
• Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
• Taiwo Odubiyi
• Ifeoma Okoye
• Adaora Lily Ulasi

References

1. http://www.ashacentre.org/Karen%20King-Aribisala.html
2. Commonwealth Prize - Regional Winners for Best Book Category (1988-2010). AfricBookClub.com.
3. Karen King-Aribisala page at Peepal Tree Press.
4. "Africa in the African Diaspora: 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