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Teju Cole

author

Nigerian American[1] b. 27 June 1975, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.[1,2,3,4] active 2007–present

Teju Cole is a Nigerian-American writer, photographer, and art historian. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Nigerian parents, he was raised in Lagos, Nigeria, before returning to the United States for higher education. He has written several acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, including the novel Open City and the essay collection Known and Strange Things. Cole is also a noted photography critic.[1,5]

  • displacement
  • perception
  • cultural hybridity

Books

  1. Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb, Teju Cole Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb on Street Photography and the Poetic Image 2746
    Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb on Street Photography and the Poetic Image
    Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb
    €132.00

Works by Teju Cole

  • 2007 Every Day Is for the Thief novella
  • 2011 Open City novel
  • 2016 Known and Strange Things essay collection
  • 2016 Punto d'Ombra photobook
  • 2023 Tremor novel

Awards

  • PEN/Hemingway Award PEN America
  • Internationaler Literaturpreis Internationaler Literaturpreis
  • New York City Book Award New York City Book Award
  • Windham Campbell Prize Windham Campbell Prize

References

  1. Wikipedia: Teju Cole link
  2. This Day in History: Teju Cole link
  3. United States Artists: Teju Cole link
  4. Literaturfestival Berlin: Teju Cole link
  5. Grokipedia: Teju Cole link