Biyi Bandele | |
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 Bandele at the Zanzibar International Film Festival, 2014 | |
| Born | Biyi Bandele-Thomas 13 October 1967 Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Died | 7 August 2022 (aged 54) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife |
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| Years active | 1998–2022 |
| Notable work | Half of a Yellow Sun |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | 1989 – International Student Playscript Competition – Rain
1994 – London New Play Festival – Two Horsemen 1995 – Wingate Scholarship Award 2000 – EMMA (BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Award) for Best Play – Oroonoko |
Biyi Bandele (born Biyi Bandele-Thomas; 13 October 1967 – 7 August 2022)[1] was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker. He was the author of several novels, beginning with The Man Who Came in From the Back of Beyond (1991), as well as writing stage plays, before turning his focus to filmmaking. His directorial debut was in 2013 with Half of a Yellow Sun, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
- ^ Busby, Margaret (3 October 2022). "Biyi Bandele obituary". The Guardian.