Noo Saro-Wiwa

Elizabeth Olaoye (Texas A&M University)

Ed. by Jenni Ramone, The Nottingham Trent University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of York), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

Born 1976
Activity 2012-ongoing

Places

Born in Nigeria
Active in United Kingdom

Cultural Identities

Black British

Activities

Primary

Travel writer

Resources

Saro-Wiwa's Works

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Noo Saro-Wiwa holds sway as a Nigerian British wordsmith and journalist, earning her accolades among Condé Nast Traveler’s “Thirty Most Influential Women Travellers”. Hailing from the vibrant city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, she came of age in the UK, studying at King’s College London before studying at Columbia University in New York. Her peripatetic education furnished her with a trove of tales to tell, a patchwork of experiences that she deftly translates into prose. With a penchant for traversing both physical and metaphorical landscapes, she has found her niche in the genre of travel writing. Yet her pen is not solely guided by wanderlust – it bears the weight of familial legacy. To those acquainted with the Nigerian literary landscape, Saro-Wiwa’s surname conjures the…

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Citation: Olaoye, Elizabeth. "Noo Saro-Wiwa". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 August 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15112, accessed 21 November 2024.]