Teju Cole
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1975 · age 51
Teju Cole is a Nigerian American writer, photographer, and art historian. He is the author of a novella, Every Day Is for the Thief (2007); a novel, Open City (2011); an essay collection, Known and Strange Things (2016); a photobook, Punto d'Ombra (2016); and a second novel, Tremor (2023).
Teju Cole is read about 64 times a day, in 16 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026
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2018Guggenheim FellowshipAward2015Windham-Campbell Literature PrizesAward2013International Literature AwardAward2012Hemingway Foundation/PEN AwardAward1975Born27 June 1975
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About this person
Critics have praised his work as having "opened a new path in African literature."
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1975 · age 51
Where to find them
The same award as Teju
Edward P. JonesBoth received Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Louis BegleyBoth received Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Fernanda MelchorBoth received International Literature Award
Chris AbaniBoth received Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Justin CroninBoth received Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
Kim HyesoonBoth received International Literature Award