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The emergence of written Igbo literature can be dated to the late 19th century, coinciding with the arrival of Christian missionaries who published Igbo religious journals and books, contributing to the development of modern Igbo literature. Early works in the Igbo language include History of the Mission of the Evangelical Brothers in the ...
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.
Things Fall Apart is regarded as a milestone in Anglophone African literature, and for the perception of African literature in the West. It is studied widely in Africa, Europe, India, and North America, where it has been the subject of secondary and tertiary analytical works.
Nigerian literature may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of Nigeria for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues. This encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, and in the northern part of the county Hausa and Nupe. [1]
Omenuko by Pita Nwana (by trade a carpenter [1]) is the first novel to be written in the Igbo language, [2] and the book was very successful among the Igbo people. [1] The book tells the life story of the politician Igwegbe Odum, an Aro Igbo who migrated to Arondizuogu.
Genre: Literary fiction: Years active: 1973 — 1994: Children: 5: ... He is widely known as one of the pioneers of early Igbo literature. [3] [4] [5] Life and career.
Esu-kekere-ode (Tiny Fiend of the Border) - a two foot tall ghommid or kobold who lives in an anthill in Igbo Idakeroro (the Forest of Impenetrable Silence) and bars travellers from entering Igbó Olódùmarè; Anjonnu-iberu (Ghommid-of-Fear) - a ghommid who guards the entrance into Igbó Olódùmarè; Ajediran - a witch and Olowo-Aiye's wife
Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi, an Igbo, was born in Minna, the capital city of Niger State, north-central Nigeria. [2] He is a native of Nkwelle Ezunaka in Oyi local government area, Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.
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