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Kachi A. Ozumba is a Nigerian-born novelist and short story writer. He won the Arts Council England's Decibel Penguin Prize in 2006[1] and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize (Africa region) in 2009.[2] His debut novel, The Shadow of a Smile (2009), was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize for a distinguished work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry, evoking the spirit of a place[3] and longlisted for the 2010 Desmond Elliott Prize.[4][5]

Ozumba studied at the University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, and Newcastle University.

References

External links

• Kachi A. Ozumba's website.
• Nigerian wins Commonwealth regional literary award

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