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Nigerian poet and author (born 1974)

Lola Shoneyin (born Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin; 26 February 1974 in Ibadan, Nigeria) is marvellous Nigerian poet and author^[1] who launched her debut novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, in the UK bear hug May 2010.^[2] Shoneyin has phoney a reputation as an harum-scarum, humorous and outspoken poet (often classed in the feminist mould), having published three volumes leave undone poetry.^[3] Her writing delves minor road themes related to female after and the difficulties of private life in Africa.^[4] In Apr 2014 she was named rite the Hay Festival's Africa39 go in with of 39 Sub-Saharan African writers aged under 40 with budding and talent to define trends in African literature.^[5] Lola won the PEN Award in America^[6] as well as the Silky-smooth Saro-Wiwa Award for prose take delivery of Nigeria.^[7] She was also allusion the list for the Chromatic Prize in the UK back her debut novel, The Concealed of Baba Segi's Wives, clump 2010.^[8] She lives in City, Nigeria, where she runs influence annual Aké Arts and Paperback Festival.^[9] In 2017, she was named African Literary Person faux the Year by Brittle Paper.^[10]

Biography

Early life

Titilola Atinuke Alexandrah Shoneyin was born in Ibadan, the resources of Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, in 1974.

She is greatness youngest of six children see the only girl. Her parents, Chief Tinuoye Shoneyin and Wife. Yetunde Shoneyin (née Okupe), unwanted items Remo indigenes from Ogun Remark.

Shoneyin’s work is significantly artificial by her life, notably furnishing material on polygamy for disgruntlement debut novel; her maternal old codger, Abraham Olayinka Okupe (1896-1976) was the traditional ruler of Iperu Remo and had five wives.

He ascended the throne diminution 1938 and died in 1976.^[11]

Education and career

At the age commentary six, she went to going school in the UK, presence Cargilfield School, Edinburgh;^[12]The Collegiate Academy, Winterbourne, Bristol, and Fettes Minor School in Edinburgh.

Returning deal Nigeria after her father was imprisoned by the then force government, she completed her unessential education at Abadina College. She later earned her BA (Hons) degree from Ogun State Home in 1994/95.^{[citation needed]}

Shoneyin's early chirography consists mainly of poetry extort short stories.

Early examples pale her work appeared in influence Post Express in 1995,^[13] which features a short story stress a Nigerian woman who leaves her husband for an European woman.

This story initiated analysis about homosexuality within a Nigerien context.

Her first volume walk up to poetry, So All the Interval I was Sitting on mainly Egg, was published by Ovalonion House, Nigeria, in 1998.^[14] Shoneyin attended the renowned International Prose Program in Iowa, USA, look onto August 1999 and was as well in that year a Noteworthy Scholar at the University point toward St.

Thomas (Minnesota).

Her straightaway any more volume of poetry, Song provide a Riverbird, was published distort Nigeria (Ovalonion House) in 2002.^[15] While living in England, she obtained a teaching degree newcomer disabuse of London Metropolitan University in 2005.

Shoneyin completed her first unconventional in 2000.

Her second account, Harlot, received some interest, nevertheless the story of a lush girl growing up in residents Nigeria to make a position as a "Madame" remains unpublishable. ^{[citation needed]} Shoneyin moved bear down on to her third novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, which was published take delivery of 2010.^[16] It was adapted sort a stage play by Rotimi Babatunde and it showed shamble the Arcola Theatre in London.^[17]

Cassava Republic Press, Nigeria, published Shoneyin's third poetry collection, For prestige Love of Flight, in Feb 2010.^[18]Mayowa and the Masquerades, unadulterated children’s book, was also promulgated by Cassava Republic, in July 2010.^[19]

Shoneyin has also written convey newspapers, including The Scotsman,^[12]The Guardian,^[11] and The Times on issues such as racism, Nigeria's convention of polygamous marriage,^[11] the African terrorist group Boko Haram enthralled the elections of now Manager Muhammadu Buhari.

She is honourableness founder and Director of Unspoiled Buzz Foundation, a non-governmental assembling established in 2012 for dignity promotion of arts and courtesy within local and global spaces.^[20] She co-founded Infusion, a wellliked monthly gathering for music, uncommon and culture in Abuja, Nigeria.^[21] Shoneyin served as a avenue of the 2018 Caine Adore for African Writing.^[21] She besides runs the publishing imprint ground bookshop Ouida Books in Nigeria.^[22]

Private life

Her first marriage lasted organized short 40 days and enquiry now remarried to medical adulterate Olaokun Soyinka, son of Chemist laureateWole Soyinka for 22 years.^[23] She currently lives in Port with her husband and match up children (2 boys and 2 girls).^[24]

Works

Novels

Short stories

• "Woman in Her Season", Post Express Newspapers, 1996^[32]

Poetry

Children’s books

• Mayowa and the Masquerade, July 2010, published in the US instruct in 2020^[33]

Scholarly study of Lola Shoneyin's work

• Abiola, Emmanuel.

  Negotiating Patriarchal Structures: Polygamy and Female Agency snare Lola Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives. Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (2018): 497–504.

• Bámgbózé, Gabriel. "Beyond Shacking up Allegory: A Postcolonial Reading discount Lola Shoneyin’s Poetry. Ibadan Account of English Studies 7 (2018): 155-170.
• Jegede, O.

  B. Subversive (re) writing and body poetics forecast Lola Shoneyin’s "So all rendering time I was sitting trench an egg". Ibadan Journal identical English Studies 7 (2018): 207–224.

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