Biography of sefi attah

Nigerian author and playwright (born 1964)

Sefi Atta (born 19 January 1964) is a Nigerian-American novelist, short-story writer, playwright and screenwriter.^[1] Her books have been translated into many languages, her radio plays have been broadcast by the BBC, and her stage plays have been performed internationally.

Biography of sefi attah

Awards she has received include the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.^[2][3]

Biography

Atta was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in January 1964, to a family of five children.

Her father Abdul-Aziz Atta was the Secretary to Federal Government and Head of the Civil Service until his death in 1972, and she was raised by her mother Iyabo Atta.^[4]

She attended Queen's College, Lagos, and Millfield School in England.

In 1985, she graduated with a B.A. degree from Birmingham University. She qualified as a chartered accountant in England and as CPA in the United S