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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 ...
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 ...
Simple English; Slovenčina; Svenska; Türkçe; ... LGBTQ literature in Nigeria (1 C, 1 P) M. Literary magazines published in Nigeria (3 P) N. Nigerian books (7 C, 3 ...
Pages in category "English-language newspapers published in Nigeria" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The National Library of Nigeria came into operation in the mid-1960s with the enactment of the National Library Act of 1964 which was later replaced by Act No. 29 of 1970. [1] [2] [3] Before the passage of the National Library Act, a series of educational conferences conducted in Ibadan served as the intellectual basis for the creation of a network of libraries funded by the federal government ...
African Literature Today (ALT) is a journal that was first published in 1968 and is now the oldest international journal of African Literature still publishing. [ 1 ] The journal was founded by Eldred Durosimi Jones , and annual volumes were edited by Eldred Jones, Marjorie Jones, and Professor Eustace Palmer , until ALT 23. [ 2 ]
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 ...
Pages in category "English-language writers from Nigeria" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .