Oonya Kempadoo

Oonya Kempadoo is a novelist who was born in the United Kingdom of Guyanese parentage, her father being the writer Peter Kempadoo. She is the author of four well received novels: Buxton Spice (1998); Tide Running (2001); All Decent Animals (2013); and Naniki (2024). She is a winner of the Casa de las Américas Prize.