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Nigerian literature is a literary writing in Nigeria often by her citizens. It encompasses writers in a number of languages spoken in Nigeria including Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, Hausa and Nupe. [1] Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe is one of the milestones in African literature.
The Third Generation of Nigeria Writers is an emerging phase of Nigerian literature, in which there is a major shift in both the method of publishing and the themes explored. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This set of writers are known for writing post-independence novels and poems.
Tomi Adeyemi (born 1993), novelist and writing coach; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (born 1977), novelist and poet; S. A. Afolabi (born 1966), novelist, short-story writer; Adebayo Kolawole, poet; Adedayo Agarau (born 1994), poet and essayist; O-Jeremiah Agbaakin (born 1994), poet; Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn (d. 2015), writer; Tolu Ajayi (born 1946), poet ...
Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist; Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and journalist; Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), politician and writer; Ada Boureïma, writer
Classification: People: By occupation: People in arts occupations: Writers: By nationality: Nigerian Also: Nigeria : People : By occupation : People in arts occupations : Writers Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
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Isidore Okpewho, NNOM (9 November 1941 – 4 September 2016), was a Nigerian novelist and critic. He won the 1976 African Arts Prize for Literature, [1] and the 1993 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book Africa.
[citation needed] She obtained her MA in Drama (Play writing and Production) from The Catholic University of America in Washington DC in the year 1965. [1] She returned to Nigeria in 1966, and became a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, where she obtained a PhD in Theatre Arts (Tragic Theory) in ...