Lesley Lokko
| Lesley Naa Norle Lokko | |
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| Alma mater | University College London[1] |
Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Ghanaian-Scottish architect, academic, and novelist.[1] She says: "I live almost simultaneously in Johannesburg, London, Accra and Edinburgh."[2]
Early life and education
Lesley Lokko was born in Dundee, the daughter of a Ghanaian surgeon and a Scottish mother, and grew up in Ghana and Scotland.[3][4] She began studying Hebrew and Arabic at Oxford, but left the program to go to the United States.[4] Lokko holds a PhD in architecture from the University of London.[1]
Career
Much of Lokko's writing contains themes about cultural and racial identity.[5] She regularly lectures in South Africa,[4] and has also taught in the United Kingdom and the United States.[1]
Published works
- 2000: White Papers, Black Marks: Race, Culture, Architecture[1]
- 2004: Sundowners[1]
- 2005: Saffron Skies[1]
- 2008: Bitter Chocolate[1]
- 2009: Rich Girl, Poor Girl[6]
- 2010: One Secret Summer[7]
- 2011: A Private Affair[1]
- 2012: An Absolute Deception[1]
- 2014: Little White Lies[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lesley Naa Norle Lokko, Pan African Writers' Association.
- ↑ "About Lesley", Official website
- ↑ "Lesley Lokko’s books are worth the weight", The Scotsman, 11 July 2012.
- 1 2 3 Lesley Lokko talks to Danuta Kean about how to write a blockbuster. Orion Publishing Group.
- ↑ Kean, Danuta (18 January 2008). "Lesley Lokko: 'Don't ask me about 'black culture', I don't know what it is'", The Independent.
- ↑ Rich Girl, Poor Girl (Hardback) - Lesley Lokko, Orion Publishing Group.
- ↑ One Secret Summer at Amazon.
External links
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