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Yoruba literature is the spoken and written literature of the Yoruba people, one of the largest ethno-linguistic groups in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. The Yoruba language is spoken in Nigeria , Benin , and Togo , as well as in dispersed Yoruba communities throughout the world.
Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀ (lit. ' The Brave Hunter in the Forest of 400 Deities ') is the first novel written by the Yorùbá author D.O. Fágúnwà.It was published by the Church Missionary Society Bookshop, Lagos in 1938 and is one of the first novels written in Yorùbá [1] It tells the story of the adventures of the hunter Akara-Ogun.
Oladejo Okediji (born 1929 in Oyo, died March 17, 2019; Yoruba: Ọládẹ̀jọ Òkèdìjí) was a Nigerian writer, novelist, and playwright. [1] He authored several works in Yoruba language and pioneered crime fiction genre in Yoruba literature with his 1969 novel Àjà Ló L'ẹrù. [2]
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Igbó Olódùmarè (English translation: The Forest of God) is the second novel by the Yorùbá author D. O. Fágúnwà, published in 1949 by Thomas Nelson. [1] It is a prequel to his first book and details the adventures of Olowo-Aiye, the father of the protagonist in Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀.
From 1977 to 1984, Barber was a lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Ife in Nigeria. [1] Yoruba, which she had learnt during her doctorate, was used as the medium of instruction.
There is a substantial body of literature in the Yoruba language, including books, newspapers, and pamphlets. [10] Yoruba is used in radio and television broadcasting and is taught at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. [10]
Láwuyì Ògúnníran (5 November 1935 – 21 September 2020) was a Nigerian playwright who authored several works in the Yoruba language. [1] [2] His play, Eégún Aláré, is a widely acclaimed work, and is a required text for Yorùbá literature classes in many Nigerian secondary schools.