1 Published BooksStephen Buoro
Stephen Buoro was born in Nigeria in 1993. He has a degree in Mathematics, an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing also from the University of East Anglia. He is a recipient of the Booker Prize Foundation Scholarship. He was chosen as one of Publishers Weekly’s ten ‘Writers to Watch in Spring 2023’ and by The Observer as one of the ‘10 Best New Novelists for 2023’. His debut novel, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, was lauded by The Economist as being ‘among the best’ coming-of-age stories in contemporary African literature. It was shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards in the ‘Debut Fiction’ category, the L.A. Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, and the Betty Trask Prize. Stephen lives in Norwich, United Kingdom.
Website: stephenbuoro.com
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