| 词条 | Cynthia Jele |
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|name = Cynthia Jele |birth_place = Mpumalanga, South Africa |occupation = Author, consultant, management |education = Bachelor of Arts |alma_mater = North Central College }}Cynthia Jele is a South African novelist. Her novel Happiness is a Four-Letter Word won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region and the M-Net film prize at the 2011 M-Net Literary Awards.[1] The novel was later adapted into a movie.[2] She grew up in Mpumalanga. She graduated from North Central College, with a BA in International Business in 2003.[3][4] Jele worked as a public health officer for the Mpumalanga Health Department, and then spent a year in the United States as an au pair. CareerIn 2006 Jele self-published a guide, "So You Wanna Be an Au Pair, What Your Agency Will Never Tell".[5] According to her, she became a writer accidentally, after attending a session held by an American author, who made the audience work in a short writing exercise. The author read a passage from a book and asked the audience to complete the first two paragraphs.[6] She went on to live in the United Kingdom for a year. Upon her return to South Africa, Jele worked as a management consultant. She has recently established an economic development consultancy, Lombuso Consulting Group.In the 2008 BTA/Anglo-Platinum Short Story Competition, she won the 1st place. In 2011, she won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best First Book in the African region for her novel “Happiness is a Four-letter Word.” This novel is a story about four female friends living in Johannesburg. The novel was also shortlisted for the 2011 Booksellers Choice Award. The novel was later adapted into a movie.[7] Upon its release in South Africa in 2016, it became a box office success.[8] She works as a management consultant, and lives in Johannesburg.[9] Works
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://book.co.za/blog/2011/03/04/aminatta-forna-and-cynthia-jele-win-the-2011-commonwealth-writers-prizes-africa-region/ |title=Aminatta Forna and Cynthia Jele Win the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prizes – Africa Region | Books LIVE |publisher=Book.co.za |date= |accessdate=2014-08-22}} 2. ^"Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word". Channel 24. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016. 3. ^{{cite web|title=Alumna Cynthia Jele wins Commonwealth Writers’ Prize|url=http://northcentralcollege.edu/news/alumna-cynthia-jele-wins-commonwealth-writers%E2%80%99-prize|publisher=North Central College|accessdate=6 May 2011}} 4. ^{{cite web|publisher=Our Authors|url=http://www.kwela.com/authors/7814|title=Cynthia Jele |accessdate=10 November 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|publisher=Center for the Creative Arts|url=http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/index.php/tow-past-participants/45-tow-2012/227-cynthia-jele-south-africa|title=Cynthia Jele |accessdate=15 Feb 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=3194|title=Cynthia Jele on Winning Best First Book Award|publisher=Africa Book Club|accessdate=15 Feb 2016}} 7. ^"Happiness Is a Four-Letter Word". Channel 24. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016. 8. ^"SA flick brings big bucks at the box office". Channel24'.' 2 March 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016. 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kwela.com/authors/7814 |title=Our Authors | Cynthia Jele |publisher=Kwela |date= |accessdate=2014-08-22}} External links
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