A. Igoni Barrett | |
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| Born | 26 March 1979 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Nigerian, Jamaican |
| Genre | Short stories, novels |
| Notable works | Blackass (2016) |
| Notable awards | Chinua Achebe Center Fellowship |
| Spouse | Femke van Zeijl |
| Parents | Lindsay Barrett (father) |
Adrian Igonibo Barrett (born 26 March 1979) is a Nigerian writer of short stories and novels. In 2014, he was named on the Africa39 list of writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to define future trends in African literature.[1] Following his two collections of short stories – From Caves of Rotten Teeth (2005) and Love Is Power, or Something Like That (2013) – his first novel, Blackass, was published in 2015, described by the Chicago Review of Books as "Kafka with a wink".[2]
- ^ Margaret Busby, "Africa39: how we chose the writers for Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014", The Guardian Books Blog, 10 April 2014.
- ^ "In Blackass, A. Igoni Barrett Puts a Nigerian Spin on Kafka's Metamorphosis". Chicago Review of Books. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2023.