Lesley Nneka Arimah
 Lesley Nneka Arimah | |
|---|---|
| Rayuwa | |
| Haihuwa | Landan, 13 Oktoba 1983 (41 shekaru) |
| ƙasa | Landan |
| Mazauni |
Las Vegas (mul)  |
| Karatu | |
| Matakin karatu |
Master of Fine Arts (en) |
| Harsuna | Turanci |
| Sana'a | |
| Sana'a |
marubuci da narrator (en) |
| Muhimman ayyuka |
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (en) |
| Kyaututtuka |
gani
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| larimah.com | |
Lesley Nneka Arimah (an haife shi 13 Oktoba 1983 a London, United Kingdom ) marubuci ɗan Najeriya ne.[1] An bayyana ta a matsayin "kwararre mai ba da labari wanda zai iya ba da alaƙa gaba ɗaya tare da 'yan layin tattaunawa kawai"[2] da "sabuwar murya tare da takamaiman ikon zama."[3] Ita ce ta lashe kyautar Gajerun Labari na Commonwealth na 2015 don Afirka, lambar yabo ta 2017 O. Henry,[4] lambar yabo ta Kirkus ta 2017,[5] da lambar yabo ta 2019 Caine don Rubutun Afirka.[6]
Tarihin Rayuwa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]An haifi Arimah a ranar 13 ga Oktoba 1983 a Landan.[7]
Ta girma a Najeriya da Birtaniya, amma sau da yawa takan yi tafiya saboda mahaifinta yana soja. A lokacin ƙuruciyarta, ta ƙaura zuwa Amurka, inda ta sami Jagora na Fine Arts a cikin rubutun ƙirƙira daga Jami'ar Jihar Minnesota Mankato a 2010.
A cikin Satumba 2017, Gidauniyar Littattafai ta Kasa ta karrama Arimah a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin marubutan su na "Five Under 35" don kallo,[8][9] kuma a cikin 2019, ta kasance ƴaƴan Mawakan Mawakan Amurka a Rubutu.[10]
Arimah a halin yanzu tana zaune a Las Vegas, Nevada, Amurka.
Rubutu
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Gajerun labarai
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Ayyukan Arimah sun bayyana a cikin New Yorker , Granta , Harper's, Per Contra, da wasu wallafe-wallafe.[11]
| Shekara | Labari | Kyauta | Sakamako | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Abinda ake nufi da mutum ya fado daga sama" | Kyautar Caine | Jerin sunayen | |
| 2015 | "Haske" | Kyautar Gajerun Labari na Commonwealth | Nasara na yanki, Afirka | [12] |
| 2017 | "Tsarki" | O. Henry Award | Nasara | [12] |
| 2017 | "Wane zai gaisheki a gida?" | Kyautar Caine | Jerin sunayen | [12] |
| 2019 | "Fatan" | Kyautar Caine | Nasara |
Abin da ake nufi lokacin da mutum ya fado daga sama (2017)
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]Kundin farko na Arimah na gajerun labarai, Me ake nufi da fadowa daga sama, Riverhead Books da Tinder Press (Birtaniya) ne suka buga a cikin Afrilu 2017, sannan Farafina Books suka buga a Najeriya a watan Nuwamba 2017.[13]
Littafin ya ta'allaka ne kan jaruman mata da aka fallasa ga wani yanayi mai tsauri wanda ke tura su "daukar wasu matakai don dacewa da su, ko kuma fahimtar da su, watakila ba za su dace ba,"[14] yana ba da "hoton ɗan adam na ɗan Najeriya da kuma 'yan mata na farko 'yan gudun hijira", suna baje kolin "aibinsu, sha'awarsu, nasarorin da suka samu, da kuma yunkurinsu na sassaka wani wuri a cikin kasar da al'adu da dabi'u suka bambanta da na gado.
Tarin ya yi la'akari da nisantar da mata daga kusurwoyi da dama, "ciki har da dangantakar da ke tsakanin uwaye da 'ya'ya mata da kuma rikitattun yanayin abota na mata."[15] Rubutun nata, The Atlantic ya rubuta, "yana ba da girmamawa ga mutanen da suka bi hanyarsu ta rayuwa mai wahala."[16] NPR ta kira shi "Haƙiƙa abin ban mamaki ne na farko ta matashin marubuci wanda da alama tabbas yana da kyakkyawar makoma ta adabi a gabanta."[17]
Gajerun labarai kuma kowanne yana aiki cikin jituwa don ba da labaran matan Najeriya, rayuwa, da kuma yadda aka yi tarbiyyarsu. Takaitaccen labari musamman wanda ya kunshi ka’idojin jinsi na ‘ya’ya mata idan aka kwatanta da abin da za su zaba, an yi nazari ne musamman a cikin labarin “Haske” wanda uba da uwa ba za su iya yarda da irin kyawon da ‘yarsu za ta iya dangantawa da abin da al’umma ke kallo ba. ma'aunin kyau na yau shine da kuma yadda yake tasowa. Yayin da uwar a cikin wannan labarin tana son ɗiyarta ta ƙara ƙarar ƙa'idodin Turai na kyau ta hanyar lalata gashinta, mahaifinta yana ganin cewa hakan zai rage haskenta don haka a ƙarshe yana son ta zama kanta kuma ta wannan, ta haskaka kanta ta hanyar. rashin rayuwa daidai da tsammanin da aka sa mata a matsayinta na mutum daga mahaifiyarta da na al'umma a babban matsayi na kyau. Dangane da waɗannan jigogi, labarin "Wane Zai Gaisheki A Gida" yayi nazarin gwagwarmayar zama uwa, aji, tsammani, da tausayawa. Jarumar, Ogechi, tana ƙoƙarin ƙirƙira wani yaro daga cikin kayan da ke kewaye da ita. Takaitaccen labari da take na littafin "Lokacin da Mutum Ya Fado daga Sama" yayi nazarin ra'ayin zafi da bakin ciki da kuma irin nauyin nauyi da za su iya ji tare da mai da hankali kan aji da mulkin mallaka. Shi, watse daga sauran labarun, ya dace da nau'in almara na kimiyya. A cikin wannan labarin, Nneoma na iya kawar da bakin ciki ta hanyar lissafi, a cikin kasar Bi-Afrika da Biritaniya ke iko da shi, tare da abubuwan da ke tattare da mumunar mulkin Faransa na tsohuwar mulkin mallaka.
Wannan jigon magance baƙin ciki yana faruwa akai-akai a cikin tarin, kuma ya bayyana a cikin babban labarin tarin, mai take: "Mene ne Dutsen Wuta". Wannan labarin ya ɗauki juzu'i na al'ada, bin alloli da alloli suna magance baƙin cikin da ke zuwa tare da rasa ɗa. Wannan kyakkyawan labari yana bincika gaskiyar cewa talikai marasa mutuwa suna iya jin motsin ɗan adam sosai, lura da cewa baƙin ciki wani ƙarfi ne mai ƙarfi wanda zai iya mamaye kowa, har ma da alloli.
Waɗannan gajerun labarun suna bincika nau'ikan gaskiyar sihiri, inda aka ƙara wani abu mai ban mamaki zuwa almara na gaske. A yawancin labaranta, Arimah ta ɗauki wani shiri wanda zai iya zama gaskiya kuma yana ƙara sihiri. Ta yin wannan, ta iya sanya sabon ruwan tabarau a kan muhimman jigogi a ko'ina cikin tarin, kuma ta ba da damar masu karatu su fahimci batutuwa masu wuyar gaske, irin su baƙin ciki da talauci ta hanyar abubuwan sihiri.
| Shekara | Kyauta | Sakamako | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kirkus Prize for Fiction | Nasara | |
| 2018 | Kyautar Adabi ta 9mobile | Jerin sunayen | |
| Kyautar Adabin Aspen Words | Jerin sunayen | ||
| Kyautar Littafin Minnesota don Fiction | Nasara | [18] | |
| Kyautar Almarar Zakin Matasa Zakin Jama'a na New York | Nasara |
Wallafa
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky, New York: Riverhead, 2017. ,
Nassoshi
[gyara sashe | gyara masomin]- ↑ Thomas Kennedy, Jackie (1 April 2017). "REVIEW: 'What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky,' by Lesley Nneka Arimah". StarTribune. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN FALLS FROM THE SKY by Lesley Nneka Arimah". Kirkus Reviews (in Turanci). 23 January 2017.
- ↑ "Jonathan Tel wins 2015 Short Story Prize". The Commonwealth. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ "The O. Henry Prize Author Spotlight". Random House. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Williams, Suzanne (2 November 2017). "2017 Kirkus Prize Winners Announced". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Killin, James (8 July 2019). "Lesley Nneka Arimah wins 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing". Caine Prize. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Hertzel, Laurie (30 December 2017). "A wordsmith who spins magic, Lesley Nneka Arimah is our 2017 Artist of the Year". Star Tribune.
- ↑ Hertzel, Laurie (25 September 2017). "Minnesota writer named one of National Book Foundation's 'Five Under 35'". StarTribune. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ "On this day in 1951, Catherine Obianuju Acholonu was born in Orlu in Imo State". Jay FM (in Turanci). 26 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ↑ Mansfield, Katie (2019-07-09). "Lesley Nneka Arimah wins £10,000 Caine Prize". The Bookseller (in Turanci). Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ↑ Mogami, Gaamangwe Joy (3 July 2017). "#CainePrize2017 | On Motherhood, Class and Fabulist Fiction | Interview with Lesley Nneka Arimah". Brittle Paper (in Turanci). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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- ↑ Von Klemperer, Liz (27 March 2017). "Lesley Nneka Arimah's Characters Muscle Their Way through Girlhood". The Rumpus.net (in Turanci). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ Orr, K. J. (2 September 2017). "What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah review – short stories". The Guardian (in Turanci). ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ Weiss-Meyer, Amy (11 April 2017). "The Powerful Pessimism of 'What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky'". The Atlantic (in Turanci). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑ Schaub, Michael (5 April 2017). "'What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky' Is Defiantly, Electrically Original". NPR.org (in Turanci). Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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