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HJ Golakai
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Hawa Jande Golakai spent a vibrant childhood in her homeland Liberia. Due to the civil war in 1990 she bounced around the continent, and after living in several countrie...view moreBorn in Frankfurt, Germany, Hawa Jande Golakai spent a vibrant childhood in her homeland Liberia. Due to the civil war in 1990 she bounced around the continent, and after living in several countries considers herself a modern-day nomad and cultural sponge. Her 2011 crime debut The Lazarus Effect was thrice nominated for literary awards. She is currently a laureate of the Africa39 Project, which celebrates 39 of the most promising contemporary authors under the age of 40 on the continent. She enjoys performing autopsies and investigating peculiar medical cases for her storylines. In addition to writing full time, she moonlights as a medical immunologist and health consultant. She lives between Monrovia and anywhere else she finds herself.view less