Atinuke

Atinuke is the Nigerian-born author of the bestselling Anna Hibiscus and No. 1 Car Spotter series. She started her career as an oral storyteller of tales from the African continent; now she draws on her recent Yoruba ancestry to write about contemporary life in Nigeria. Visit her website at atinuke-author.weebly.com

From the Find Out More page in Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country

In the Author's Own Words

"Hello, my name is Atinuke. My mother, who is English, gave me this name. My father, who is Nigerian, agreed. The name is Urubu, it means loved before you are born. Atinuke, loved before you are born."

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