Biyi Bandele
Biyi Bandele-Thomas (born October 13, 1967 in Kafanchan, Kaduna State , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian writer . He became known as a writer of short stories and novels, as well as a playwright . Among other things, he adapted Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart for the theater stage. Some of Biyi Bandele's novels have been translated into other languages and are available in German translation.
Life
Biyi Bandele was born on October 13, 1967 in northern Nigeria, in Kafanchan, Kaduna State , to a local Yoruba family. He spent the first 18 years of his life here before moving to Lagos . From 1987 to 1990 he studied Theater Studies at the Department of Dramatic Art at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife , Oyo State . He won first prize in a competition for his play Rain , a grant for a year-long stay in London . He has lived in London since 1990.
Works
- The Man Who Came In From The Back of Beyond. Bellew Publishing Co Ltd, London 1991, ISBN 0-947792-64-3 , (German: Bozo David Hurensohn ).
- The Sympathetic Undertaker and Other Dreams. Bellew Publishing Co Ltd, London 1991, ISBN 0-947792-91-0 (German: Kerosin Mangos ).
- Marching for Fausa. Amber Lane Press, Oxford 1993, ISBN 1-872868-10-X .
- Resurrections in the Season of the Longest Drought. Amber Lane Press, Charlbury et al. 1994, ISBN 1-872868-13-4 .
- Two Horsemen. Amber Lane Press, Oxford 1994, ISBN 1-872868-12-6 .
- Death Catches the Hunter. Amber Lane Press, Oxford et al. 1995, ISBN 1-872868-15-0 .
- Oroonoko. Aphra Behn's Oroonoko. In a New Adaptation by 'Biyi Bandele. Amber Lane Press, Oxford 1999, ISBN 1-872868-25-8 .
- The Street. Picador, London 1999, ISBN 0-330-37538-5 .
- Brixton stories or The Short and Happy Life of Ossie Jones & Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D. Methuen, London 2001, ISBN 0-413-77181-4 .
- Burma boy. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-224-07682-1 (Also called: The King's Rifle. 1st US edition. Amistad, New York NY 2007, ISBN 978-0-06-158266-0 ).
German-language editions
- Bozo David son of a bitch. Translated from the English by Gabriele Cenefels. dipa, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-7638-0146-4 .
- Kerosene mangoes. Translated from the English by Gabriele Cenefels. dipa, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-7638-0193-6 .
- No rainy season in London. A parable. Translated from the English by Susanne Gittel. dipa-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-7638-0383-1 (original title: Incantations on an eve of execution. Novel. , translated from the manuscript).
Awards (selection)
- (1989) International Student Playscript Competition Rain
- (1994) London New Play Festival Two Horsemen
- (1995) Wingate Scholarship Award
- (1998) Peggy Ramsay Award
- (2000) EMMA (BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Award) for Best Play Oroonoko
- (2018) AIR - Bellagio Center Award
Web links
- Literature by and about Biyi Bandele in the catalog of the German National Library
- Profile of Biyi Bandele on culturebase.net
- Biyi Bandele's profile on contemporarywriters.com (in English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bandele, Biyi |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bandele-Thomas, Biyi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kafanchan , Kaduna State , Nigeria |