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Oludiran "Diran" Adebayo FRSL (born 30 August 1968) is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic, best known for his tales of London and the lives of African diasporans. His work has been characterised by its interest in multiple cultural identities, subcultures, and its distinctive, "musical" use of language. His fans include the writer Zadie Smith, who has praised him for his "humanness", arguing that he is one of a few English writers who "trade in both knowledge and feeling". In 2002 The Times Literary Supplement named him as one of the Best Young British Novelists.

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  • Diran Adebayo (en)
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  • Адебайо, Диран (ru)
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  • Oludiran "Diran" Adebayo FRSL (born 30 August 1968) is a British novelist, cultural critic and academic, best known for his tales of London and the lives of African diasporans. His work has been characterised by its interest in multiple cultural identities, subcultures, and its distinctive, "musical" use of language. His fans include the writer Zadie Smith, who has praised him for his "humanness", arguing that he is one of a few English writers who "trade in both knowledge and feeling". In 2002 The Times Literary Supplement named him as one of the Best Young British Novelists. (en)
  • Диран Адебайо, собственно Олудиран Адебайао (англ. Diran Adebayo, Oludiran Adebayo; род. 30 августа 1968, Лондон) — английский писатель нигерийского происхождения (его предки — из народности йоруба). (ru)
  • Diran Adebayo (Londra, 30 agosto 1968) è uno scrittore britannico di origine nigeriana, noto per i suoi romanzi basati sul tema del multiculturalismo. Critico culturale ed accademico, è soprattutto conosciuto per il suo stile "musicale" e i suoi racconti sulla vita degli africani della diaspora. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato dall'interesse per le identità culturali multiple e le sottoculture, e dall'impiego di diversi registri linguistici. Grazie alle sue opere ha vinto numerosi premi ed ha ricevuto una vasta approvazione da parte dei critici. Fra i suoi ammiratori si annovera la scrittrice Zadie Smith, che lo ha elogiato per la sua "umanità", definendolo come uno dei pochi scrittori britannici che "comunicano sia sapere che emozioni". Nel 2002 il Times Literary Supplement lo ha definito (it)
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  • Islington, London, England (en)
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