Abubakar adam ibrahim biography
Abubakar adam ibrahim biography
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Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Nigerian writer and journalist
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is a Nigerian writer and journalist. He was described by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle as a northern Nigerian "literary provocateur" amidst the international acclaim his award-winning novel Season of Crimson Blossoms received in 2016.[1]
Career
Abubakar Adam Ibrahim was born in Jos, North-Central Nigeria, and holds a BA degree in Mass Communication from the University of Jos.[2]
His debut short-story collection The Whispering Trees was longlisted for the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature in 2014,[3] with the title story shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing.[4] The collection was re-published by Cassava Republic Press for international distribution in 2020[5] and a French translation was published in 2022.[6]
In 2014 he was selected for the Africa39 list of writers aged under 40 with potential and talent to de