Helon Habila

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Gender	Female
Age	58
Born	Kaltungo
	Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Albums	Oil on Water (Unabridged)
Official site	helonhabila.com
Notabl award	2001 Caine Prize
	Caine Prize
	Commonwealth Writers' Prize
	Africa
Books	Oil on Water
Date of birth	January 1,1967
Education	University of East Anglia
	University Of Jos, Main Campus
Date of Reg.	2019-04-06 08:26:38
Date of Upd.	2023-07-29 14:05:07
ID	661144

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Helon Habila Life story

Helon Habila Ngalabak is a Nigerian novelist and poet, whose writing has won many prizes, including the Caine Prize in 2001.

Five things about Nigeria: The super power, without power

Feb 16,2020 3:03 am

... Chinua Achebe is considered the father of African literature, And contemporary authors such as Chigozie Obioma, Helon Habila, Chibundu Onuzo Sefi Atta and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani keep the tradition, just to mention a few of those who drew prizes...