Chigozie Obioma

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Nebraska-Lincoln
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Nigeria
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:award gptkb:Los_Angeles_Times_Book_Prize
gptkb:Friedrich_Hölderlin_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date November 11, 1986
gptkbp:birth_place Akure
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution Promoting African literature
gptkbp:cultural_impact Challenging stereotypes of Africa
Encouraging global readership of African authors
Engaging with diaspora issues
Raising awareness of Nigerian culture
gptkbp:editor gptkb:The_New_Inquiry
gptkbp:ethnicity Igbo
gptkbp:field Creative Writing
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:An_Orchestra_of_Minorities
gptkb:The_Secret_Lives_of_Baba_Segi's_Wives
gptkb:The_Fishermen
gptkbp:genre Literary Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chigozie Obioma
gptkbp:influenced Contemporary African writers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Toni_Morrison
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkbp:involved_in Literary activism
gptkbp:is_taught_in Creative Writing
gptkbp:known_for Exploring themes of identity and belonging
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:language_spoken English
Igbo
gptkbp:literary_movement gptkb:Postcolonial_Literature
gptkbp:narrative gptkb:The_Dreamer
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:Symbolism
Magical realism
Metafiction
Poetic language
Narrative complexity
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:notable_contributor gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:An_Orchestra_of_Minorities
gptkb:The_Fishermen
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:spouse Jessica Obioma
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Loss
gptkb:Memory
Migration
Family dynamics
Cultural conflict
Tradition vs Modernity
gptkbp:website chigozieobioma.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Tait_Black_Memorial_Prize
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3