About Nikki May
Nikki May was a British and Nigerian writer and advertising person.
Nikki May is an Anglo-Nigerian novelist who has blended her experiences of both English and Nigerian cultures into her comedy novels.
She won the Comedy Women in Print Prize New Voice award for her first novel Wahala, and she spoke about the writing of the novel on the BBC's Woman's Hour.
May's second novel, This Motherless Land, is loosely based on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.
Publications
This Motherless Land (2025), Penguin
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Who was Nikki May?
British-Nigerian author
When was Nikki May born?
Nikki May was born in Bristol.
What was Nikki May's occupation?
Nikki May was a writer and advertising person.
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Nikki May was British and Nigerian.
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