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Oyinkan Braithwaite

OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE is a graduate of Creative Writing and Law from Kingston University. Following her degree, she worked as an assistant editor at Kachifo, a Nigerian publishing house, and has been freelancing as a writer and editor since. In 2014, she was shortlisted as a top-ten spoken-word artist in the Eko Poetry Slam, and in 2016 she was a finalist for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She lives in Lagos, Nigeria.

Quotes

yomihas quoted8 months ago
Yoruba people have a custom of naming twins Taiwo and Kehinde. Taiwo is the older twin, the one who comes out first. Kehinde, therefore, is the second-born twin. But Kehinde is also the older twin, because he says to Taiwo, “Go out first and test the world for me.”
Paula Martínezhas quoted2 months ago
I don’t know whether or not they have the tech for a thorough crime scene investigation in Lagos, but Ayoola could never clean up as efficiently as I can.
Paula Martínezhas quoted2 months ago
(But why was she carrying the knife?)

The knife was for her protection. You never knew with men, they wanted what they wanted when they wanted it. She didn’t mean to kill him; she wanted to warn him off, but he wasn’t scared of her weapon.

Impressions

Asiedua Ansahshared an impression7 months ago
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    Oyinkan Braithwaite
    My Sister, the Serial Killer
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  • Evelyn Uribe Vásquezshared an impression10 months ago
    🔮Hidden Depths
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    Oyinkan Braithwaite
    My Sister, the Serial Killer
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    • 426
    • 30
    • 45
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