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Lesley Nneka Arimah

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Lesley Nneka Arimah was born in the UK and grew up in Nigeria and the United States. Her work has received grants and awards from Commonwealth Writers, the Elizabeth George Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, Breadloaf and others. She was selected for the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 and is the recipient of an O'Henry Award. Her debut collection, What it Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, won the Kirkus Prize and the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, and was a finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Leonard Prize. She currently lives in Minneapolis.

Lesley Nneka Arimah Books

A People's Future of the United States book cover

A People's Future of the United States

Victor LaValle
PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 book cover

PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018

Yuka Igarashi
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky book cover

What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky

Lesley Nneka Arimah
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