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Lola Akande
Novelist

Lola Akande

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Writing What It Takes and Suitors Are Scarce in Lagos.

What It Takes · Suitors Are Scarce in Lagos

Born
3 October 1965
Birthplace
Ifelodun

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Lola Akande

Lola Akande is a Nigerian fiction writer and academic who has taught African literature at the University of Lagos.

Early life

Origins

Born in Kwara State in 1965.

Career

  1. 2012

    First novel

    Published In Our Place.

  2. 2016

    What It Takes

    Published the novel that won the 2017 ANA prose prize.

  3. 2023

    Later fiction

    Published The Truth about Sadia.

Selected work

What It Takes

An award-winning novel.

Suitors Are Scarce in Lagos

A short-story collection recognised by the ANA in 2022.

Beyond work

Teaching

Teaches African literature at the University of Lagos, combining her own fiction with the study and teaching of other African writers.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Lola Akande. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.