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Tade Thompson

British science fiction writer · Nigeria · On the map · Writers

Tade Thompson FRSL is a British psychiatrist and writer of Yoruba descent. He is best known for his 2016 science fiction novel Rosewater, which won a Nommo Award and an Arthur C. Clarke Award.

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2023Fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureAward2020Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short StoryAward2019Arthur C. Clarke AwardAwardJulia-Verlanger AwardAward1950Born

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