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Helen Oyeyemi

Author of Boy, Snow, Bird

Includes the names: H. Oyeyemi, Helen Oyeyemi, Helen Oyeyemi, Hellen Oyeyemi

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Helen Oyeyemi was born on December 10, 1984 in Nigeria. She attended Corpus Christie College and later graduated form Cambridge University in 2006. She has authored seven books including: Boy, Snow, Bird, What is Not Yours in Not Yours, Mr. Fox and The Icarus Girl. She won the PEN/Open Book Award in 2017 for "What is Not Yours is Not Yours". (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Boy, Snow, Bird… (more)
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Works by Helen Oyeyemi
Boy, Snow, Bird 1,709 copies, 109 reviews
White is for Witching 1,076 copies, 48 reviews
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours 1,066 copies, 38 reviews
Mr. Fox 974 copies, 43 reviews
The Icarus Girl 893 copies, 28 reviews
Gingerbread 727 copies, 31 reviews
Peaces 253 copies, 10 reviews
The Opposite House 235 copies, 6 reviews
Juniper's Whitening and Victimese 11 copies
If A Book Is Locked There’s Probably A Good Reason For That Don’t You… 1 copy
Perník 1 copy
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Also by Helen Oyeyemi
The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities: Exhibits, Oddities,… (Contributor) 405 copies, 15 reviews
Thus were their faces (Introduction, some editions) 313 copies, 9 reviews
Granta 129: Fate (Contributor) 56 copies, 1 review
Damage Control: Women on the Therapists, Beauticians, and Trainers Who… (Contributor) 50 copies, 3 reviews
Anonymous Sex (Contributor) 45 copies, 4 reviews
When Rain Clouds Gather AND Maru (Introduction, some editions) 37 copies, 1 review
African Love Stories: An Anthology (Contributor) 35 copies, 1 review
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Oyeyemi, Helen Olajumoke
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Date of birth
1984-12-10
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Gender
female
Nationality
Nigeria (birth)
UK (residence)
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Nigeria
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Places of residence
London, England, UK
Education
University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College)
Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
Occupations
novelist
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Awards and honors
Waterstones 25 Authors for the Future (2007)
Granta's Best of Young British Novelists (2013)
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