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Teju Cole
Teju Cole is a Nigerian-American writer, photographer, and art historian. Cole is the author of the short story Everyday is for thieves; a novel, The Open City; a collection of essays, Known and strange, and a picture book, Punto d'Ombra; published in English in 2017 under the title Blind Spot.
BornObayemi Babajide Adetokunbo Onafuwa, June 27, 1975, Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, photographer
Alma materKalamazoo College, SOAS, University of London, Columbia University
Notable worksOpen City
Notable awardsPEN/Hemingway Award, 2012 Open City, National Book Critics Circle Award, 2012 Open City, International Literature Award, 2013 Open City – trans. Christine Richter-Nilsson

About Teju Cole

Novelist Teju Cole was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States on June 27, 1975. He's 48 years old today.

He is most known for his novella Everyday is for the Thief, published in 2007, and his full-length novel Open City, published in 2014. He's also established a reputation as a contributing journalist to big national publications such as The New York Times.

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Teju Cole before becoming famous

Teju Cole was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1975 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He received his bachelor's degree from Kalamazoo College in 1996. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan for medical school, but dropped out after a year. He continued his education at Columbia University, where he earned his doctorate in art history.

Achievement of Teju Cole

His novel, Open City, was selected one of Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year in 2011. He is credited with coining the term"White-Savior Industrial Complex" after his own series of Tweets.

Teju Cole's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was born to Nigerian parents. He is the eldest child of four siblings.

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"One of the greatest authors of his generation", according to Novelist Salman Rushdie.

Teju Cole Income & Net worth

Teju Cole's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Teju Cole.

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Latest information about Teju Cole updated on March 14 2023.