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Caleb Azumah Nelson

Caleb Azumah Nelson is an English-Ghanaian novelist and photographer, born in 1993 in London. Honours include Costa Book Awards, Somerset Maugham Award and MacDowell Fellowship.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Caleb Azumah Nelson, mostly literary fiction and novella, published by Penguin, first published in 2021.

Born 1993, LondonFrom Ghana
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Open Water cover
Open Water2021 · ★ 4.0
GenresLiterary Fiction 1Novella 1Romance 1PublishersPenguin

Awards & honours

3 recorded
Somerset Maugham Award2022Costa Book Awards2021

Literary prizes

Somerset Maugham Award 2022Costa Book Awards 2021

Honours & fellowships

MacDowell Fellowship

Books

1 book
Open Water cover
Open Water2021 · ★ 4.0

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How many Caleb Azumah Nelson books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

We have reviewed 1 book by Caleb Azumah Nelson: Open Water.

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