NoViolet Bulawayo
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Zimbabwean writer and educator
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Within Vinony's link graph, NoViolet Bulawayo is referenced by 51 other articles, and connects out to Booker Prize, Caine Prize and Tsholotsho District.
Vinony files it under 1981 births, 21st-century Zimbabwean women writers and 21st-century Zimbabwean writers.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Elizabeth Zandile Tshele , ( 1981-12-10 ) 10 December 1981 (age 44) , Tsholotsho , Zimbabwe
- Language
- English
- Education
- Njube High School;, Mzilikazi High School
- Alma mater
- Texas A&M University-Commerce ( BA ) , Southern Methodist University ( MA ) , Cornell University ( MFA )
- Genre
- Short story; novel
- Notable works
- We Need New Names (2013); Glory (2022)
- Notable awards
- Caine Prize for African Writing ; Man Booker Prize shortlist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Zimbabwe
- Place of birth
- Tsholotsho District
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Southern Methodist University
- Employer
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Caine Prize
- Field of work
- prose
- Official website
- novioletbulawayo.com
- Image
- NoViolet Bulawayo at Melbourne, Australia.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1981-10-12
- Commons category
- NoViolet Bulawayo
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
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Encyclopedic overview
NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele (born 12 October 1981), a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 Under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Her debut novel, We Need New Names, was shortlisted for the 2013 Booker Prize, and her second novel, Glory, was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making her "the first Black African woman to appear on the Booker list twice".
Life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NoViolet Bulawayo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.