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is a London-based Nigerian-German writer and speaker. Her first full-length novel, When we Speak of Nothing , was published in the UK and Nigeria in 2017 and in 2018 in the US (Cassava Republic Press). Popoola is currently Associate Lecturer on the post-graduate course Writing for Change, at Central Saint Martins (UAL). She holds a PhD in Creative Writing.
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is a London-based Nigerian-German writer and speaker. Her first full-length novel, When we Speak of Nothing , was published in the UK and Nigeria in 2017 and in 2018 in the US (Cassava Republic Press). Popoola is currently Associate Lecturer on the post-graduate course Writing for Change, at Central Saint Martins (UAL). She holds a PhD in Creative Writing.
OLUMIDE POPOOLA
JUNE 7 2024
OLUMIDE POPOOLA•JUNE 7 2024
In her latest novel, Like Water Like Sea, Nigerian–German writer, Olumide Popoola, wanted to explore bipolar disorder and manic episodes: ‘I felt it was important to write about disruptive and sometimes public manic or psychotic episodes, both to raise awareness and to question why we claim to hold space but are not prepared to accept what falling apart entails.’
OLUMIDE POPOOLA
MAY 26 2024
OLUMIDE POPOOLA•MAY 26 2024