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Jude Dibia


Born
in Lagos, Nigeria
January 05, 1975


Jude Dibia (born 5 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria)is a Nigerian novelist.

Dibia studied at the University of Ibadan, and earned a B.A in Modern European Languages (German). He is the author of three well received novels: Walking with Shadows (BlackSands Books, 2005), Unbridled (2007), and Blackbird (2011). His novels have been described as daring and controversial by readers and critics in and out of Africa. Walking with Shadows is said to be the first Nigerian novel that has a gay man as its central character and that treats his experience with great insight, inviting a positive response to his situation. Unbridled, too, stirred some controversy on its publication; it is a story that tackles the emancipation of its female protagonist, who h
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One World: A Global Antholo...

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Lagos Noir

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Walking With Shadows

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Love Offers No Safety: Nige...

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Unbridled

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Blackbird

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Kann das denn Liebe sein?/C...

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Jalada 2: AfroFuture(s) (Ja...

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Att gå med sina skuggor

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Queer Men’s Narratives

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