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Post 2010 Nigerian literature focuses on real life in metropolitan Nigeria and the influence of social networks on Nigerian social life. Among the younger Nigerian authors is Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, who won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for the best debut novel with I Do Not Come to You by Chance in 2010. It describes the story of a young ...
Chinua Achebe (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ n w ɑː ə ˈ tʃ ɛ b eɪ / ⓘ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature.
The Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture Series was founded in 1994. It is dedicated "to honouring one of Nigeria and Africa's most outstanding and enduring literary icons: Wole Soyinka". [81] It is organised by the National Association of Seadogs. In 2011, the African Heritage Research Library and Cultural Centre built a writers' enclave in his honour.
Igbo literature encompasses both oral and written works of fiction and nonfiction created by the Igbo people in the Igbo language.This literary tradition reflects the cultural heritage, history, and linguistic diversity of the Igbo community.
[4] [11] Later known as A Short History of Benin, this provided information on the Edo kingdom's history, traditions, and monarchs. [2] [12] D.U. Emokpae, an Edo author of this period, wrote The Murder of Adesuwa in 1934. This work was a departure from the historical narratives of Egharevba, moving into the realm of fiction and exploring Edo ...
Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Laureate in Literature. Nigeria is famous for its English language literature. Things Fall Apart, [58] by Chinua Achebe, is an important book in African literature. [59] With over eight million copies sold worldwide, it has been translated into 50 languages, making Achebe the most translated African writer of all time. [60 ...
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993), was a Nigerian author who has been called the mother of modern African Literature. [1] She was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers, and the first African woman novelist to be published in the English language in Britain.
As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African Literature [3] in Understanding Contemporary Africa, whereas European views of literature stressed a separation of art and content, African awareness is inclusive and "literature" can also simply mean an artistic use of words for the sake of art alone. Traditionally, Africans do not radically ...