Fourth Estate gained publishing rights to Donkor's Hold, which was published in July 2018.[6][7][8][9] It follows the stories of three teenage girls from Kumasi, Ghana, to Brixton, London, in 2002, and has been described as a coming-of-age novel.[10][5] Donkor chose to set Hold in 2002 as it marks the summer he was applying to study English at university.[5]Hold was longlisted for the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize.[11]
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michael, donkor, ghanaian, footballer, footballer, born, 1985, british, author, english, teacher, based, london, represented, blake, friedmann, fourth, estate, bornlondon, englandoccupationteacher, english, authoralma, materuniversity, oxford, university, lond. For the Ghanaian footballer see Michael Donkor footballer Michael Donkor born 1985 is a British author and English teacher based in London He is represented by Blake Friedmann and Fourth Estate Michael DonkorBornLondon EnglandOccupationTeacher of English AuthorAlma materUniversity of Oxford University of LondonNotable worksHold 2018 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Hold 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editDonkor was born in London to a Ghanaian household 1 He completed his bachelor s degree in English at Wadham College Oxford as well as a master s in Creative Writing at University of London 2 At the University of Oxford he was one of only 21 black students in his year 3 At the University of London he was supervised by Andrew Motion 2 Career editIn 2010 Donkor trained as an English teacher at the UCL Institute of Education and began his teaching career at Esher College He formally taught at St Paul s Girls School 1 2 He has left his job there as of 2022 and is pursuing a career of writing in Portugal Lisbon In 2014 he was chosen by the National Centre for Writing for their mentoring programme through which he met mentor Daniel Hahn and agent Juliet Pickering 1 He was described by HarperCollins as a powerful new British literary voice The Observer selected him as a New Face of Fiction in January 2018 4 5 He is inspired by Zadie Smith Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Toni Morrison 5 Hold edit Fourth Estate gained publishing rights to Donkor s Hold which was published in July 2018 6 7 8 9 It follows the stories of three teenage girls from Kumasi Ghana to Brixton London in 2002 and has been described as a coming of age novel 10 5 Donkor chose to set Hold in 2002 as it marks the summer he was applying to study English at university 5 Hold was longlisted for the 2019 Dylan Thomas Prize 11 References edit a b c Michael Donkor Blake Friedmann Retrieved 7 July 2018 a b c Michael Donkor Poets Corner Tutors Poets Corner Tutors Retrieved 7 July 2018 Donkor Michael 7 July 2018 My blackness seemed curious difficult to handle the day I ran away from Oxford University The Guardian Retrieved 7 July 2018 O Kelly Lisa Akbar Arifa Armitstead Claire Beckerman Hannah Clark Alex Kellaway Kate Lewis Tim Skidelsky William 14 January 2018 Meet the new faces of fiction for 2018 The Guardian Retrieved 7 July 2018 a b c d Pymm Francesca 23 April 2018 Michael Donkor Ghanaians have a really silly and often quite absurd sense of humour The Bookseller Retrieved 7 July 2018 Brixton Rising New Voices in Fiction Brixton Library tonight Weds 16th May 7pm Brixton Buzz news features and listings for Brixton London 16 May 2018 Retrieved 7 July 2018 Wood Heloise 26 July 2017 Fourth Estate wins teacher s debut novel at auction The Bookseller Retrieved 7 July 2018 2018 Most Anticipated Reads The Book Banque Retrieved 7 July 2018 The Most Anticipated African Books To Read In 2018 Nigeria Info Nigeria Info 12 January 2018 Retrieved 7 July 2018 Hold by Michael Donkor Hardcover HarperCollins UK Retrieved 7 July 2018 Flood Alison 31 January 2019 Dylan Thomas prize teacher and nurse among starburst of young talent The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 4 February 2019 External links editMichael Donkor on Twitter nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Donkor amp oldid 1125426288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
