Olufemi Terry

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Olufemi Terry


Born
Sierra Leone

Terry was born in Sierra Leone but grew up in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the Côte d'Ivoire and studied at a university in New York, United States,[2] before becoming a journalist in both Somalia and Uganda.He now lives in Stuttgart, Germany. He received an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town in 2008.

On 5 July 2010, Terry won the Caine Prize for African Writing, ahead of such other African writers as Ken Barris (South Africa), Lily Mabura (Kenya), Namwali Serpell (Zambia), and Alex Smith (South Africa).

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Average rating: 3.82 · 515 ratings · 63 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Granta Book of the Afri...

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Twenty Years of the Caine P...

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One World Two: A Second Glo...

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Stickfighting Days

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Wilderness of Mirrors

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