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Jude Dibia

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Jude Dibia (born 5 January 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian novelist.[1] In 2007, he won the Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose for his novel Unbridled.

Education

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Dibia studied at the University of Ibadan, and earned a B.A. in Modern European Languages (German).[1]

Career

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Jude's novels have been described as daring and controversial by readers and critics in and out of Africa. Walking with Shadows is said to be the first Nigerian novel that has a gay man as its central character and that treats his experienpositivegreat insight, inviting a positive response to his situation. Unbridled, too, stirred some controversy on its publication; it is a story that tackles the emancipation of its female protagonist, who had suffered incest and various abuse from men.[2]

Dibia's short stories have appeared on various online literary sites, including AfricanWriter.com and Halftribe.com. One of his short stories is included in the anthology One World: A global anthology of short stories, alongside stories by such critically acclaimed writers as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Jhumpa Lahiri.[3]

Academic analysis of Jude Dibia's writings

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  • Sesan, Azeez Akinwumi. Sexuality, Morality and Identity Construction in Jude Dibia's Walking with Shadows. Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (2018): 453–468.
  • Sotunsa, Ebunoluwa Mobolanle & Festus Alabi. The Portrayal of Homosexuality in Jude Dibia's Walking with Shadows. Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (2018):437-452.

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Works

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Among Strangers

References

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  1. ^ a b Onyeka Nwelue, "Interview: Walking Shadows with Jude Dibia", Nigeria Village Square, 22 July 2006.
  2. ^ "Constant Reader - Short Stories: "Among Strangers" by Jude Dibia Showing 1-4 of 4". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ^ 引越しするなら|アリさんマークの引越社の評判は? (in Japanese)
  4. ^ "Jude Dibia, Author at AfricanWriter.com". AfricanWriter.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ ""Love Holds Things Together": Jude Dibia | Sampsonia Way Magazine". Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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