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H.J. Golakai

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Born

Frankfurt, Germany

Website

https://cassavarepublic.biz/h-j-golakai/?v=90a7...

Genre

Crime, Paranormal, Science Fiction

Influences

Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Lesley N. Arimah, Terry Pratchett, Ruth ...more

Member Since

November 2015

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Hawa Jande Golakai was born in Germany and hails from Liberia, where she spent a lively childhood before the 1990 civil war erupted. She writes crime, speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, magical realism) and is in an unhealthy relationship with all twisted tales. A medical immunologist by training, she still enjoys performing autopsies and investigating peculiar medical cases in her spare time. She now writes full time and moonlights as a literary judge, creative consultant and educator.

Golakai is on the Africa39 list of most promising writers under the age of 40. She is the winner of the 2017 Brittle Paper Award for nonfiction, longlisted for the 2019 NOMMO Award for speculative fiction and nominated three times for cri ...more

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	Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey (Editor), Wole Soyinka (Preface), Shadreck Chikoti 3.56 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lazarus Effect 3.68 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey (Editor), H.J. Golakai (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Elnathan John (Contributor) 3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Score 3.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Omenana, Issue #12, August 2018 by Mazi Nwonwu (editor), Chinelo Onwualu (editor and contributor), Mirette Bahgat (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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