Teju Cole Books in Order

Teju Cole is a critically acclaimed author, photographer, and art historian of Nigerian descent. Born to Nigerian parents, he spent his formative years in Lagos, where his mother's French language expertise and his father's entrepreneurial ventures in the chocolate industry significantly shaped his early life. At six, Cole's introduction to literature began with an abridged version of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer, laying the groundwork for his future writing endeavors. By fifteen, his artistic talent had already emerged, as he regularly published cartoons in Prime People, a Nigerian publication akin to Vanity Fair. After relocating to the United States at seventeen, Cole devoted himself to studying art history, a passion that continues to influence his work, while currently residing in Brooklyn.