Helen Oyeyemi (born December 10, 1984) is a British novelist. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story She was born in Nigeria and moved to London when she was four. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. She wrote her first novel, The Icarus Girl, while still at school studying for her A levels. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, After sending the first 20 pages to a publisher, she was offered two-book deal worth a rumoured £400,000. She studied Social and Political Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, graduating in 2006. Corpus Christi College (full name The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, often shortened to simply Corpus) is a College of the University Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Whilst at Cambridge, two of her plays, Juniper's Whitening and Victimese, were performed by fellow students to critical acclaim and subsequently published by Methuen. In 2007 Bloomsbury is to publish her second novel, The Opposite House which is inspired by Cuba mythology. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" She lives in London but currently resides in New York. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
External links
- Profile from The Guardian
- Too Talented to be This Young from the Globe and Mail
- Author Page on PEN American Center website
- Author Page on bloomsbury. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Globe and Mail is a Canadian English language nationally distributed Newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities PEN American Center (PEN founded in 1922 and based in New York City, works to advance Literature, to defend Free expression, and to foster international com
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