Irenosen Okojie
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Official site | irenosenokojie.com |
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Born | Nigeria |
Awards | Betty Trask Award |
Books | Butterfly Fish |
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Irenosen Okojie Life story
Irenosen Iseghohi Okojie MBE is a Nigerian-born short story and novel writer working in London. Her stories incorporate magic realism and also make use of her West African heritage. Her first novel, Butterfly Fish won a Betty Trask Award in 2016, and her story Grace Jones won the 2020 Caine Prize for African Writing.