| Intro | South african novelist, shortlisted for the european union literary award in 2011/2012 for white wahala |
| Is | Novelist |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
Ekow Duker is a fiction author living and working in Johannesburg, South Africa, most notably recognised for his novel White Wahala, which was shortlisted for the European Union Literary Award in 2011/2012. Duker was educated in Ghana, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. He worked as an oil field engineer before becoming a banker, and then as an author. Aside from writing, Ekow works as a corporate strategist and in banking.
Works
Ekow Duker sellf-published his first book, before being signed with Pan MacMillan for a three book contract. He self-published his first book before landing a three-book contract with Pan Macmillan.
Fiction
- White Wahala (2014)
- Dying in New York (2014)
- What will we do about Frikkie? (2015)
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Personal life
Ekow Duker was married in 2009 and has two children, a boy and a girl. His wife died in 2012 due to a liver condition.
Duker is a devout Christian and expresses these views in his writing.