Thursday, September 27, 2018
7:30 PM (ET)
Muskie Archives
Event Type
Reading
Department
English
Link
https://events.bates.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=37038
Born and raised in Nigeria, Okparanta is the author of Happiness, Like Water and Under the Udala Trees. Okparanta has made repeated appearances on international media including the BBC and NPR, and in 2017 was named one of Granta's "Best of Young American Novelists." She is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at Bucknell University. FMI 207-753-6963.