Olufemi Terry
About Olufemi Terry
On 5 July 2010, Terry won the Caine Prize for African Writing, ahead of such other African writers as Ken Barris (South Africa), Lily Mabura (Kenya), Namwali Serpell (Zambia), and Alex Smith (South Africa). Judges chair and literary editor with The Economist Fiammetta Rocco said: “Ambitious, brave and hugely imaginative, Olufemi Terry’s ‘Stickfighting Days’ presents a heroic culture that is Homeric in its scale and conception. The execution of this story is so tight and the presentation so cinematic, it confirms Olufemi Terry as a talent with an enormous future.”
Terry said he was “overwhelmed for at least the first hour” He received his prize of £10,000 in London. He also spent a month in residence at Georgetown University in the United States.
Olufemi Terry's Posts
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@@AmityShlaes Is it also true that socialism doesn't fail us; we fail socialism?
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@"If ADOS activists flounder — they have fixed their gaze on slavery reparations and are intent the wrong people don’t get in on the action — it will be because their certain-Black-lives-matter-more approach proves politically misjudged." @thomaschattwill https://t.co/AS065ZQJEY
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@"what percentage of the world’s population is WEIRD today. The normals are turning into WEIRDs in droves, and almost nobody is going in the other direction." Hm.. a third of the US population seems absolutely to have gone in the opposite direction..... https://t.co/A0iv6CeWZj
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@Excellent essay by @TerrenceDoyle . A propos, #stillwaiting to read a @10SadioMane profile in @guardian_sport. https://t.co/tDFdD9NMz7
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@@AmIncarnated @AprilSunday3 @w_terrence How would you tow a line? Maybe you lot should paid more attention to mastering basic English rather than continually weaponizing your views....
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@Even in the books he was commissioned to write! Solo Faces was the least favored of his works, he said. #JamesSalter @LeeyaMehta https://t.co/tmm1NaYomc
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@only the left-wing unions have been defanged. How Police Unions Became Such Powerful Opponents to Reform Efforts https://t.co/ZqHSVZDtY1
Olufemi Terry 2 years ago
@A generational trait, perhaps, and one sadly rare now.... https://t.co/Kd7Hl3DlTR