NoViolet Bulawayo

Zimbabwean writer and educator
Person human Q4941176
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NoViolet Bulawayo

Summary

NoViolet Bulawayo is a human[1]. Born in Tsholotsho District[2], she… she was born on +1981-10-12T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a writer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tsholotsho District[2], NoViolet Bulawayo…
  • NoViolet Bulawayo was born on +1981-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo held citizenship in Zimbabwe[6].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's professions included writer[4].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's field of work was literary activity[7].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's field of work was prose[8].
  • Among NoViolet Bulawayo's employers was Cornell University[9].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo was educated at Stanford University[10].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's education included a stint at Texas A&M University[11].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's education included a stint at Cornell University[12].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's education included a stint at Southern Methodist University[13].
  • A notable work attributed to NoViolet Bulawayo is We Need New Names[14].
  • A notable work attributed to NoViolet Bulawayo is Hitting Budapest[15].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo received the Caine Prize[16].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo received the Etisalat Prize for Literature[17].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo received the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[18].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo received the Caine Prize[19].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's image is recorded as NoViolet Bulawayo at Melbourne, Australia.jpg[20].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo is recorded as female[21].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's ISNI is recorded as 0000000393964134[23].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 288398445[24].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's GND ID is recorded as 1038486963[25].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2012068036[26].
  • NoViolet Bulawayo's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16726254j[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tsholotsho District[2], NoViolet Bulawayo… she was born on +1981-10-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31]; Texas A&M University[11], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in College Station[35]; Cornell University[12], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1865[38], headquartered in Ithaca[39]; and Southern Methodist University[13], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1911[42].

Career and Affiliations

NoViolet Bulawayo's professions included writer[4]. Fields of work include literary activity[7] and prose[8], a literary form[43]. She was employed by Cornell University[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include We Need New Names[14], a literary work[44], written by NoViolet Bulawayo[45] and Hitting Budapest[15], a literary work[46], written by her[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Caine Prize[16], an award[48], in United Kingdom[49]; Etisalat Prize for Literature[17], an award[50], in Nigeria[51], founded in 2013[52]; and Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[18], a literary award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1976[55].

Why It Matters

NoViolet Bulawayo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] She is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was NoViolet Bulawayo born?

NoViolet Bulawayo was born in Tsholotsho District[2].

What did NoViolet Bulawayo do for work?

NoViolet Bulawayo worked as writer[4].

Where did NoViolet Bulawayo go to school?

NoViolet Bulawayo was educated at Stanford University[10], Texas A&M University[11], Cornell University[12], and Southern Methodist University[13].

What awards did NoViolet Bulawayo receive?

Honors received include Caine Prize[16], Etisalat Prize for Literature[17], Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[18], and Caine Prize[19].

References

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  24. [14] . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  27. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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