The Road to the Salt Sea

Name: The Road to the Salt Sea
ISBN: 9780063050853

by Samuel Kọ́láwọlé

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Whiting FoundationApril 1, 2025Literary FictionISBN 9780063050853

About This Book

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé is recognized for his fiction — including the novel Egúngún — for his exploration of Yoruba tradition, migration, and the African diaspora. This record is a writer-level placeholder for his Whiting Award.

About the Author

Samuel Kọ́láwọléNigerian

Samuel Kọ́láwọlé was born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria. He is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel The Road to the Salt Sea, winner of the 2025 Whiting Award for Fiction and finalist for the 2025 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He teaches fiction writing as an Assistant Professor of English and African Studies at Pennsylvania State University.