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Tag: Okechukwu Nzelu

Interview with award-winning novelist Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I wanted people to empathise with those whose experience is different’

7th April 202025th May 2020  Victoria Smith

Victoria Smith interviews award-winning writer and Desmond Elliott Prize nominee, Okechukwu Nzelu, and discusses his debut novel, Nnenna Maloney, literary inspirations like Bernadine Evaristo, balancing writing with teaching and ensuring that underrepresented voices are heard in literature.

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Posted in Arts, Books, InterviewsTagged: Bernadine Evaristo, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Derek Owusu, Desmond Elliott Prize, Dialogue Books, Dialogue Books Lounge, Dodie Smith, Jane Austen, Nnenna Maloney, Okechukwu Nzelu, Reni Eddo-Lodge, Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space, Sharmaine Lovegrove, The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, Zadie Smith

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu – a beautiful, funny, warm debut

13th December 201913th December 2019  Victoria Smith

With The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney, Okechuckwu Nzelu has crafted a brilliant novel about a young woman trying to discover her Nigerian roots and navigate the complexities of love.

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