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Northern Nigerian written literature can be divided into 4 main periods. The first is the 14 Kingdoms Period (10th-19th century), the second is the Sokoto period (19th-20th century), the third is the Colonial Period (20th century), and the fourth is the Post-Independence period (20th century to present).
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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.
Since the early 1990s, several novels have been published to mark the advent of the third generation of Nigerian writers. During this time, some Nigerian writers wrote breakaway literature writings, which were quite different from the norm; such writings include: The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, The Icarus Girl (2005) by Helen Oyeyemi, GraceLand (2004) by Chris Abani and Masters of the ...
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Andrée Clair, born and died in France (1916–1982), ethnographer and children's writer; Mahamadou Halilou Sabbo (1937–2006), novelist and playwright; Boubacar Hama Beidi (born 1951), educator, author, and politician; Boubou Hama (1906–1982), politician and writer; Hawad (1950– ), Tuareg poet currently living in France
It's hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
It is regarded as one of the evergreen books that tells the Nigerian story. [6] It is also among literature texts that influenced kids in the 90's by The Cable Lifestyle . [ 4 ] Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo writing for Sahara Reporters , noted that the novel is among the "...elements of the forces acting everywhere East of the Niger today."