Alexandra Fuller ( born Alexandra Fuller , 1969 , Glossop, Derbyshire ) is an African writer and journalist of British descent.
| Alexandra Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | , |
| Language of Works | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Books
- 3 Recognition
- 4 References
- 5 notes
Biography
Born in the UK, at the age of two she moved with her parents to Southern Rhodesia . Studied in Harare . In addition to Zimbabwe , she lived in Malawi and Zambia , where she met her future husband, an American rafting instructor. In 1994, they left Africa and settled in Wyoming , where they live with their three children. Fuller graduated from Acadia University , received a bachelor 's degree .
She made her debut in 2001 with a book about her African childhood. Don't go to dogs tonight . Her articles, essays, short stories are regularly published in The New Yorker , National Geographic , The New York Times , The Guardian , Financial Times , Granta , etc.
Constantly comes to Africa, where her parent family lives in Zambia.
Winner of the Winifred Holtby Prize (2002).
Books
- Don't Come To Dogs Tonight: Childhood in Africa / Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood ( 2001 , Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, finalist of The Guardian Newspaper Prize for the first book; French, date, port. Per. . 2002 , Spanish version and Dutch translation 2003 , Russian translation 2008 , Italian translation 2010 )
- Combing the Cat: Traveling with an African Soldier / Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier ( 2004 , Lettre Ulysses Award; French and Finnish translation 2005 , German translation 2006 )
- The Legend of Colton H. Bryant ( 2008 , Dutch translation, 2008, Italian translation, 2009 , French translation, 2010 )
- Cocktail Hour Under The Tree of Forgetfulness ( 2011 , an autobiographical book about mother; reprint 2012 , French and German transl. 2012 )
Recognition
Honorary Doctor of Acadia University ( 2007 ).