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Helon Habila


Nigeria (b.1967)

Helon Habila is a Nigerian novelist and poet. He won the Caine Prize for African fiction (short story) in 2001, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Best First Book, Africa Region) in 2003.

He studied at the University of Jos and at the University of East Anglia and now teaches creative writing at George Mason University, Washington D.C.
 

Awards: Caine (2001)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Waiting for an Angel (2002)
   Measuring Time (2007)
   Oil On Water (2010)
   Travelers (2019)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction
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Books containing stories by Helon Habila
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Gods and Soldiers (2009)
The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing
edited by
Rob Spillman
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2008 (2008)
(Best American Nonrequired Reading)
edited by
Dave Eggers

Awards
2001 Caine Prize for African Writing : Love Poems

Award nominations
2019 James Tait Black Memorial Prize (nominee) : Travelers


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