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Jowhor Ile

Jowhor Ile (born 1980)[1] is a Nigerian writer known for his first novel, And After Many Days.[2][3][4] In 2016, the novel was awarded the Etisalat Prize for Literature.[5][6]

Ile was raised in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[6] His short fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, McSweeney's Quarterly and Litro Magazine. He earned his MFA at Boston University, and was a Visiting professor at West Virginia University, dividing his time between Nigeria and the U.S.[7]

His short story "Fisherman's Stew", published in The Sewanee Review (2019), was shortlisted for the 2020 Caine Prize,[8] was a winner of the 2021 O. Henry Prize and was included in The Best Short Stories Anthology 2021, guest-edited and introduced by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.[9]

Ile lectures in the Department of English & Creative Writing at Aberystwyth University in Wales.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jowhor Ile". Penguin Random House.
  2. ^ Obioma, Chigozie (April 2016). "'And After Many Days,' by Jowhor Ile". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Premier roman. Nigérians plongés dans le noir". Le Monde.fr (in French). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ Ajeluorou, Anote (12 February 2017). "And after many days… Jowhor Ile's resonating family testament". The Guardian. Nigeria. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ Obi-Young, Otosirieze (20 May 2017). "Jowhor Ile is the First Nigerian to Win the Etisalat Prize for Literature". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Nigerian Writer, Jowhor Ile, is 2016 Etisalat Prize for Literature Winner". THISDAY. 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ "2020 Ako Caine Prize Shortlist | A Dialogue With Jowhor Ile". Africa In dialogue. 25 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Caine Prize 2020: Review of Jowhor Ile's 'Fisherman's Stew'". Africa in Words. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  9. ^ Ogunyemi, Ernest (23 April 2021). "Jowhor Ile & Adachioma Ezeano Win O. Henry Prizes 2021". Open Country Mag. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Mr Jowhor Ile | Lecturer in Creative Writing - Fiction". Aberyswyth University. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • "Jowhor Ile on How Literature Shapes Our Lives", Lit Hub, 20 July 2020.


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