Leye Adenle
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An Interview with Leye Adenle
Leye Adenle
Leye Adenle biography
Leye Adenle, winner of the first ever Prix Marianne in 2016, is a Nigerian writer living and working in London as an agile coach – sort of a trainer of computer geeks.
Leye has written a number of short stories under his own name, and over a hundred satirical pieces under various other appropriated names. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Big Issue, and he has written and recorded pieces for BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service.
@LeyeAdenle
Books & Resources discussed in this interview:
‘Gulliver’s Travels’ by Jonathan Swift https://amzn.to/2CVe8YT
Jorge Luis Borges’ Short Stories https://amzn.to/3jNT47d
‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe https://amzn.to/39AaSOm
Christopher Okibo https://amzn.to/2X6ojk6
‘Water’ by Koleka Putuma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dfq3C8GNrE
