Guggenheim / Lagos / Afikpo / Los Angeles / London / /
Company
Copper Canyon Press / Peepal Tree Press / Beatrice / Black Goat / Red Hen Press / /
Continent
America / Africa / Europe / Americas / /
Country
United States / Nigeria / United Kingdom / /
EntertainmentAwardEvent
the PEN Hemingway Book Prize / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / Person Communication and Meetings / Natural Disaster / Person Travel / Judicial Event / /
Facility
Imo State University / Oxford University / University of Southern California / Bridge City / University of London / University of California / Birkbeck College / /
Birkbeck College / Imo State University / British government / Biafran / University of Southern California / Oxford University / University of California / Riverside / University of London / /
Person
Elvis Oke / Harold Pinter / Redemption / Yakubu Gowon / Chris Abani Chris Abani / Oye / Wole Soyinka / Chinua Achebe / Jeremiah / Christopher (Chris) Abani / Ben Okri / John Wayne / /
Position
budding author / dancer / Colonel / King / writer / military leader / General / saxophone player / series editor / musician / /
ProvinceOrState
Southern California / California / /
PublishedMedium
Copper Canyon Press / /
Region
Western Africa / southeastern Nigeria / Caribbean / Southern California / /
Chris Abani Chris Abani at Oxford University during the 1950s, but the couple raised their son in Africa. Abani was sent to good Catholic schools and had a comfortable life as a self-described “privileged, middle-cla