Sefi Atta
Facts
27 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- January 19, 1964
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Country of citizenship
- United States, Nigeria[8][9]
- Occupation
- novelist, playwright, chartered accountant, screenwriter
- Employer
- Northwestern University[10]
- Educated at
- University of Birmingham, Antioch College, Millfield, Queen's College, Lagos[11][12][13][14]
- Award received
- Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Caine Prize, Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa[19][20][21][22]
- Notable work
- Everything Good Will Come, The Bad Immigrant, A Bit of Difference, The Bead Collector[15][16][17][18]
- Father
- Abdul Aziz Atta[7]
- Official website
- sefiatta.com
- Website
- sefiatta.com
- Citizenship
- United States, Nigeria
- Nominated for
- Caine Prize
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English, Nigerian Pidgin
- Academic degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Birth name
- Sefi Atta
- Family name
- Atta
- Given name
- Sefi
- Name in native language
- Sefi Atta
- Number of children
- 1.0
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:WikiGap, Women in Red, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries
- Personal pronoun
- id: L484, numeric-id: 484, entity-type: lexeme
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- Start of work period
- 2002
- Work period start
- 2002
- Writing language
- English
- ISNI
- 0000000078515961
- VIAF cluster ID
- 80436547
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n2004030060
- GND ID
- 136021816
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sefi Atta 2021.jpg ↗
- Africultures person ID
- 17690
- BAnQ authority ID
- 0000987339
- BIBSYS ID
- 5077948
- Babelio author ID
- 63098
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 15931020w
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf12069353
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 136021816
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- DUC ID
- sefi-atta
- Freebase ID
- /m/09r8sp
- Goodreads author ID
- 133292
- IdRef ID
- 131159372
- Library of Congress Classification
- PS3601.T78
- Libris-URI
- tr58fnwc1k4dspg
- Munzinger person ID
- 00000032078
- NL CR AUT ID
- xx0101953
- National Library of Korea ID
- KAC202240143
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9811476641805606
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 293110174
- Open Library ID
- OL1389329A
- Perlentaucher ID
- sefi-atta
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A011659705
- SELIBR ID
- 332591
- The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
- 12277
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJfRBfxJBjJ4mKT4gyTbVC
- X (Twitter) username
- sefi_atta
- Yale LUX ID
- person/1262d5b6-63a5-4168-8abe-72786e0bd0e6
- Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
- 10533
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Award received 3
Educated at 3
Country of citizenship 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
On focus list of Wikimedia project 2
Academic degree 1
Employer 1
Instance of 1
Nominated for 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary
Sefi Atta's place of birth was Lagos[1]. She was born on January 19, 1964[2]. She worked as a novelist[3], playwright[4], chartered accountant[5], and screenwriter[6].
Body
Education
Educated at University of Birmingham[11], a public research university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1900[26], headquartered in Birmingham[27]; Antioch College[12], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1850[30]; Millfield[13], a boarding school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1935[33]; and Queen's College, Lagos[14], a boarding school[34], in Nigeria[35], founded in 1927[36]. Sefi Atta earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Science[37].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Everything Good Will Come[15], a literary work[38], written by Sefi Atta[39]; The Bad Immigrant[16], a literary work[40], written by her[41]; A Bit of Difference[17], a literary work[42], written by her[43]; and The Bead Collector[18], a literary work[44], written by her[45].
Recognition
Awards received include Noma Award for Publishing in Africa[19], a literary award[46], in Japan[47], founded in 1979[48]; Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa[20], an award[49], in Nigeria[50], founded in 2005[51]; and Caine Prize[21], an award[52], in United Kingdom[53].
FAQs
Where was Sefi Atta born?
Born in Lagos[1].
Who were Sefi Atta's parents?
Sefi Atta's father was Abdul Aziz Atta[7].
What did Sefi Atta do for work?
Sefi Atta worked as novelist[3], playwright[4], chartered accountant[5], and screenwriter[6].
Where did Sefi Atta go to school?
Sefi Atta was educated at University of Birmingham[11], Antioch College[12], Millfield[13], and Queen's College, Lagos[14].
What awards did Sefi Atta receive?
Honors received include Noma Award for Publishing in Africa[19], Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa[20], Caine Prize[21], and Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa[22].