Her mother turns to religion after the death of her sickle-cell anemic son, and Enitan's father drives her away from the family. Following in the footsteps of her father, Enitan studies law. Though they attend boarding schools and live privileged lives, they are frequently disappointed by men. The story, which takes place in Lagos over three decades, is about two close friends, Enitan Taiwo, the narrator, and half-caste Sheri, who is wild and independent, as are most of the female characters. She first wrote short stories, then her award-winning novel Everything Good Will Come, which was published in the United States and Nigeria.
Atta is a certified public accountant whose exposure to, and love of the arts and artists of Nigeria led her to begin writing. Her Yoruba mother took the children out in a speedboat and on travels across Europe. She was eight when he died, and the family moved near the Lagos lagoon, which was home to a number of expatriates.
She is the daughter of a Christian mother and Muslim father who was the head of the civil service system. Nigerian writer Sefi Atta was educated in her home country, England, and the United States. Writer of radio plays broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) contributor to literary journals, including Mississippi Review and Los Angeles Review work represented in anthologies, including the Penguin Book of New Black Writing. WRITINGS:Įverything Good Will Come (novel), Interlink Books (Northampton, MA), 2005. Wong Prize, PEN International, 2004-05 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, 2006, for Everything Good Will Come. Red Hen Press short-story award, 2003 Mississippi Arts Commission grant, 2004 David T.K. Worked as an accountant, including for Citibank in Lagos, Nigeria Mississippi State University, instructor. Education: Birmingham University, B.A., 1985 Antioch University, M.F.A., 2001. Born 1964, in Lagos, Nigeria immigrated to the United States, 1994 married Gboyega Ransome-Kuti (a doctor) children: Temi (daughter).
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