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This is a list of Nigerian writers A. Chris Abani, 2019 Chinua Achebe, 1966 Ayobami Adebayo, 2018 Saheed Aderinto, 2016. Chris Abani (born ...
List of Nigerian writers This page was last edited on 15 September 2024, at 20:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...
This is a list of Nigerien writers Idé Adamou (1951– ), poet and novelist; Ousmane Amadou (1948–2018), poet, novelist, lawyer and ...
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 ]
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.
Dul Johnson (born 1953) filmmaker and author; Babatunde Jose (1925–2008) journalist and newspaper editor; considered the "grandfather of Nigerian journalism" Farooq Kperogi author, columnist, journalism professor at Kennesaw State University; Dele Momodu publisher, writer/journalist; entrepreneur, CEO of Ovation International magazine
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (/ ˌ tʃ ɪ m ə ˈ m ɑː n d ə ə ŋ ˈ ɡ oʊ z i ə ˈ d iː tʃ i. eɪ / ⓘ [a]; born 15 September 1977) is a Nigerian writer and activist.Regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature, she is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003), Half of a Yellow Sun (2006) and Americanah (2013).
In 1996, his book The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis, was first published. In 1997, he was charged with treason by the government of General Sani Abacha. [86] [87] [88] The International Parliament of Writers (IPW) was established in 1993 to provide support for writers victimized by persecution. Soyinka ...