The Beauty and Importance of Our Names: A Conversation with Yejide Kilanko, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Mon, 07/24/2023 - 09:09 Photo by Oluwafikunmi KilankoAmong the shortlisted short stories for this year’s edition of the Caine Prize for African writing is Yejide Kilanko’s “This Tangible Thing,” which narrates a child’s journey of self-realization and self-affirmation. Kilanko is a Nigerian-born writer. Her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, a Canadian national best-seller, was longlisted for the 2016 Nigeria Prize for Literature. Her work includes a novella, Chasing Butterflies (2015), and two children’s picture books, There Is an Elephant in My Wardrobe (2019) and Juba and the Fireball (2020). Guernica Editions published her latest novel, A Good Name, in 2021. Kilanko’s short fiction is on Brittle Paper, Joyland, New Orleans Review, and Agbowó. A social worker, Kilanko and her family live in Ontario, where she works in child welfare and mental health. An avid Scrabble player, Kilanko is a health quality PhD student at Queen’s University in Canada. In this conversation, Darlington Chibueze Anuonye chats with Kilanko on the inspiration and aspiration of her story. Darlington Chibueze Anuonye: Congratulations on your Caine Prize shortlist, Yejide. In your review of the works of writers of Nigerian descent who live in Canada, you celebrated their literary success by drawing attention... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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