David Nandi Odhiambo

David Nandi Odhiambo (born June 24, 1965), also known as D. Nandi Odhiambo is an African-Canadian novelist and writer of Luo and Luhya descent.[1] He was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in 1977.[2] He has a PhD in English Literature from the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa, an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a B.A. in Classics from McGill University. In 2019 he was one of two recipients of the Elliot Cades Award for Literature, considered among the most prestigious literary honors bestowed in Hawaiʻi.[3] As of fall 2019, he is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Hawaiʻi - West Oʻahu.[4][5]

Odhiambo has published four novels: diss/ed banded nation in 1998, Kipligat's Chance in 2003, and The Reverend's Apprentice, Volume I in 2008, and Smells like Stars in 2018.[6]

References
  1. "D. Nandi Odhiambo's schedule for Hawaii Book and Music Fest 2019". hawaiibookmusicfest2019.sched.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. van Koeverden, Jane. "African-Canadian writer D. Nandi Odhiambo wins Hawaii's highest literary honour". Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. Wiles, Greg. "UH faculty awarded 2019 Elliot Cades Award for literature | University of Hawaiʻi System News". Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. "Odhiambo's fourth novel is drawing attention as it nears publication this fall". E Kamakani Hou. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. "D. Nandi Odhiambo". westoahu.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  6. Wiles, Greg. "UH faculty awarded 2019 Elliot Cades Award for literature | University of Hawaiʻi System News". Retrieved 2019-10-19.


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