Dinaane Debut Fiction Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2004) Winner
Ishtiyaq Shukri
いすてぃやく・しゅくり
Ishtiyaq Shukri
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa → United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- writer, author
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
- Influenced By
- Edward Said, T.E. Lawrence
- Nominations
- Financial Times Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Awards
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | European Union Literary Award | The Silent Minaret | — | European Union | winner |
European Union Literary Award
2004
Work:
The Silent Minaret
Organization:
European Union
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Silent Minaret
2007 novelA novel dealing with the global impact of the 'War on Terror,' inspired by the announcement of the War in Afghanistan in November 2001.
War on Terrorpatriotism
I See You
2015 novelExpands on the themes established in The Silent Minaret, with conflict centering on an abducted war photographer.
waridentity
Bibliography
- The Silent Minaret (Jacana, 2007)
- I See You (Jacana, 2015)
Health
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child sexual abuse幼少期Survivor of child sexual abuse by Church of England priests, addressed in writings.
Legacy
South African writer, first recipient of the European Union Literary Award. Known for novels on the War on Terror.
Quotes
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I hope his writing complicates people's notions of 'boil-in-the-bag recipes for ready-to-eat patriotism.'
Source: Africa is a Country interview (2014)
Trivia
- Detained and deported by UK border officials at Heathrow in 2015.
- Rejected nomination for the inaugural Financial Times Oppenheimer Funds Emerging Voices Awards in 2015.
- Survivor of child sexual abuse by priests Roy Snyman and Keith Thomas from the Church of England.