Alert! Nigerian-American author Chinelo Okparanta has won a Lambda Literary Award for her novel Under the Udala Trees.
The Lambda Literary Awards, or Lammys, celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year.
“Throughout tonight’s ceremony we were reminded of the impact that LGBT literature has on people’s lives,” Lambda literary executive director Tony Valenzuela said during the gala ceremony in New York. “Congratulations to all the winners and honorees.”
This is Okparanta’s second Lammy Award; she won the Lesbian General Fiction Award in 2014 for her short story collection Happiness, Like Water.
Chinelo Okparanta accepts the award for lesbian fiction for her book Under the Udala Trees #lammys pic.twitter.com/ODzHKQ8wcD
— Lambda Literary (@LambdaLiterary) 7 June 2016
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Book details
- Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
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EAN: 9781847088369
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- Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta
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- White Girls by Hilton Als
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- Chelsea Girls by Eileen Myles
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