Lesley Lokko

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Lesley Naa Norle Lokko
Alma mater University College London[1]

Lesley Naa Norle Lokko is a Ghanaian-born Scottish architect, academic, and novelist.[1] She says: "I live almost simultaneously in Johannesburg, London, Accra and Edinburgh."[2]

Early life and education

Lesley Lokko is the daughter of a Ghanaian surgeon and a Scottish mother.[3] She grew up in Ghana and Scotland.[3] Lokko began studying Hebrew and Arabic at Oxford, but left the program to go to the United States.[3] Lokko holds a PhD in architecture from the University of London.[1]

Career

Much of Lokko's writing contains themes about cultural and racial identity. [4] She regularly lectures in South Africa,[3] and has also taught in the United Kingdom and the United States.[1]

Published works

  • 2000 White Papers, Black Marks: Race, Culture, Architecture[1]
  • 2004 Sundowners[1]
  • 2005 Saffron Skies[1]
  • 2008 Bitter Chocolate[1]
  • 2009 Rich Girl, Poor Girl[5]
  • 2010 One Secret Summer[6]
  • 2011 A Private Affair[1]
  • 2012 An Absolute Deception[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Lesley Naa Norle Lokko, Pan African Writers' Association
  2. ↑ "About Lesley", Official website
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lesley Lokko talks to Danuta Kean about how to write a blockbuster. Orion Publishing Group
  4. ↑ Kean, Danuta (2008-01-18). Lesley Lokko: 'Don't ask me about 'black culture', I don't know what it is', The Independent.
  5. ↑ Rich Girl, Poor Girl (Hardback) - Lesley Lokko, Orion Publishing Group
  6. ↑ Amazon

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