Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu (born 1977) is a Zimbabwean novelist and filmmaker.[1]
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Education | Girls' College |
| Alma mater | Emerson College; Emerson College; Ohio University; Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist and filmmaker |
| Notable work | The Theory of Flight (2018); The History of Man (2022); The Quality of Mercy (2023) |
| Awards | Sunday Times Fiction Prize; Windham–Campbell Prize |
Background
editSiphiwe Gloria Ndlovu was born and partly grew up in the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. A few months after she was born, her family moved to Sweden as political refugees, and this is where Ndlovu spent the formative years of her life. The family then moved to the United States, and returned to Zimbabwe after 1980 when the country had attained its independence.
Ndlovu attended Girls' College in Bulawayo and thereafter went to the United States to pursue her university studies in Boston, Massachusetts (at Emerson College); Athens, Ohio (at Ohio University) and Palo Alto, California (at Stanford University).[2] She spent 18 years in the United States, before deciding to move back to Africa, where she lived between South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Writing career
editNdlovu's fiction has gained critical acclaim since her appearance on the literary scene in 2018. Her debut novel, The Theory of Flight (2018),[3] was followed in 2020 by The History of Man. The two books have won praise, been included on the shortlists of awards, and earned their author places at prestigious fellowships around the world.[4][5] The third title in her "City of Kings" trilogy is The Quality of Mercy (2023).[6]
Besides her creative writing, Ndlovu is a trained literary scholar.[7][8] She is also a filmmaker, and her films have premiered at the Zanzibar International Film Festival among others.[9][10]
Awards and honours
edit- Miles Morland Writing Scholarship (2018)[11]
- Sunday Times Fiction Prize (2019) for The Theory of Flight[12]
- Windham–Campbell Prize (2022), category of fiction[13]
Publications
edit- The Theory of Flight. South Africa: Penguin Random House. 2018. ISBN 978-1-4152-1011-6.
- The History of Man. Catalyst Press. 2022. ISBN 978-1-946395-56-6.
- The Quality of Mercy. Catalyst Press. 2023.
References
edit- ^ "Q&A with Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu". CatalystPress. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu | Modern Thought & Literature". mtl.stanford.edu. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "In Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu's debut novel there is no distinction between the real and the magical, writes Kate Sidley". Sunday Times Books LIVE. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu in conversation with Drew Shaw in her hometown of Bulawayo, April 2021". Centre for English Excellence - Bulawayo. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ De Beer, Diane (2 February 2021). "Author Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu is a force of nature in literary world". De Beer Necessities. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu". Open Country Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ Ndlovu, Siphiwe Gloria (13 January 2021). "On Discovering Zimbabwean Literature as a Zimbabwean Writer". Literary Hub. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ Lever, Carla; Nal'ibali (23 November 2020). "'Fiction can save us from ourselves' - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Tête-à-Tête with Siphiwe Ndlovu moderated by Marlene Schneider #ABF 2019". Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Murmures | Africultures : Dhow Awards du Zanzibar International Film Festival". Africultures (in French). July 2003. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - The Miles Morland Foundation". 27 February 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "[The JRB Daily] Terry Kurgan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu win the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Ibeh, Chukwuebuka (29 March 2022). "3 African Authors Awarded the $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes: Tsitsi Dangarembga, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Emmanuel Iduma". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 7 April 2022.