Obioma, Chigozie, 1986-

LC control no.	nb2009004121
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PR9387.9.O2756
Personal name heading	Obioma, Chigozie, 1986- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Obioma, Chigozie John, 1986-
Associated country	Nigeria
Located	Cyprus (Turkish republic of northern Cyprus, 1983- ) United States
Birth date	1986
Place of birth	Akure (Nigeria)
Field of activity	Fiction
Affiliation	University of Michigan
Profession or occupation	Novelists
Found in	The native hurricane, 2008: t.p. (Chigozie John Obioma) back cover (b. Nigeria, 1986) The fishermen, 2015: title page (Chigozie Obioma) page 4 of cover (born in Akure, Nigeria; currently lives in United States, where he is a Helen Zell fellow in creative writing at the University of Michigan) ZoomInfo website, February 9, 2015 (two listings: 1) Chigozie John Obioma was born in Nigeria and studied English at Cyprus International University. His short fiction has been nominated for the Caine Prize for African Writing, and his novella, The Native Hurricane, was published in 2008. He is currently living in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he is completing a novel. "Fishermen" is his first publication in the United States. 2) Chigozie J. Obioma; Chigozie was born in Nigeria. His young adult novel, The Native Hurricane was published in the UK in 2008. His fiction has appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, New Madrid and elsewhere. Recently he lived in North Cyprus for five years, before becoming a MFA student at the University of Michigan.) His website, February 9, 2015: home page (Chigozie Obioma) author (Chigozie Obioma was born in Nigeria. He has lived in Cyprus, Turkey and now the United States where he is a Helen Zell fellow at the University of Michigan. A recipient of Hopwood Awards in fiction and poetry, his fiction has appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review and Transition.) <http://www.chigozieobioma.com/>
Associated language	eng