Biography of Teju Cole

Teju Cole, while best known as the writer of Open City, is also a published photographer, and art historian. On June 27, 1975 he was born in the United States to Nigerian parents. After being raised in Nigeria, he has found his way to where he currently resides- in Brooklyn. Cole has written one other book, Every Day is for the Thief, and is in the process of writing a third called Lagos. He has won numerous awards such as the PEN/Hemingway Award from a plethora of renowned organizations. Teju Cole contributes to a variety of newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, and the New Yorker.