1928–2014
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Oonya Kempadoo
1966–
United Kingdom
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Biography
Oonya Kempadoo (born 1966) is a novelist who was born in the United Kingdom of Guyanese parentage, her father being the writer Peter Kempadoo. She is the author of four well received novels: Buxton Spice (1998); Tide Running (2001); All Decent Animals (2013); and Naniki (2024). She is a winner of the Casa de las Américas Prize.
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