Biyi bandele biography of mahatma
Biyi bandele biography of mahatma
Biyi Bandele Biography...
Biyi Bandele
Nigerian writer and filmmaker (1967–2022)
Biyi Bandele | |
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Bandele at the Zanzibar International Film Festival, 2014 | |
| Born | Biyi Bandele-Thomas (1967-10-13)13 October 1967 Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Died | 7 August 2022(2022-08-07) (aged 54) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife |
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| Years active | 1998–2022 |
| Notable work | Half of a Yellow Sun |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | 1989 – International Student Playscript Competition – Rain 1994 – London New Play Festival – Two Horsemen 1995 – Wingate Scholarship Award 2000 – EMMA (BT Ethnic and Multicultural Media Award) for Best Play – Oroonoko |
Biyi Bandele (born Biyi Bandele-Thomas; 13 October 1967 – 7 August 2022)[1] was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker.
He was the author of several novels, beginning with The Man Who Came in From the Back of Beyond (1991), as well as