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Afabwaje Kurian

How to pronounce Afabwaje Kurian: ah-fah-bwah-jay CURE-ee-an

Afabwaje Kurian Biography

Afabwaje Kurian received her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her short fiction has appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Callaloo, Crazyhorse, The Bare Life Review, and Joyland Magazine. She has taught creative writing at the University of Iowa, for the International Writing Program, and for The Writer's Center. Born in Jos, Nigeria, and raised in Prince George's County, Maryland, and in Ohio, Afabwaje now divides her time between Washington, DC, and the Midwest.

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    Before the Mango Ripens

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    One of Granta's six New Voices for 2012, Chinelo Okparanta grew up a Jehovah's Witness. She lived in Nigeria until the age of ten, when her family came to the United States. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' ... (more)

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    Before the Mango Ripens

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    Under the Udala Trees
    by Chinelo Okparanta

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