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Igbo literature encompasses both oral and written works of fiction and nonfiction created by the Igbo people in the Igbo language. This literary tradition reflects the cultural heritage, history, and linguistic diversity of the Igbo community.
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.
His novel Drummer Boy (1960), based on the life of Benjamin 'Kokoro' Aderounmu was a perceptive and powerful description of the wandering, homeless and poverty-stricken life of a street artist. [6] His most successful novel was Jagua Nana (1961), [ 7 ] about a Pidgin -speaking Nigerian woman who leaves her husband to work as a prostitute in a ...
The first novel in the Yorùbá language was Ogboju Ode ninu Igbo Irunmale (translated by Wole Soyinka as The Forest of A Thousand Daemons), although the literal translation is "The bravery of a hunter in the forest of deities", written in 1938 by Chief Daniel O. Fagunwa (1903–1963).
Akwaeke Emezi is a Nigerian fiction writer and video artist, best known for their novels Freshwater (2018) and Pet and the New York Times bestselling work The Death of Vivek Oji. [2] Emezi is a generalist who writes speculative fiction , romance, memoir, and poetry for both young adults and adults with mostly LGBT themes.
In addition to his seminal novels, Achebe's oeuvre includes numerous short stories, poetry, essays and children's books. A titled Igbo chief himself, his style relies heavily on the Igbo oral tradition, and combines straightforward narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory. Among the many themes his works cover are ...
The style of Emenanjọ's books was mainly based on Igbo literature expressing the diversity of the people's culture and traditions. [7] He uses Igbo proverbs. Joseph Atubokiki Ajienka, the former vice chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt praised Emenanjo stating, "Any society that has a linguist like Professor Emenanjo, who can develop language and give it depth has something great ...
He studied Linguistics and Nigerian Languages specializing in the Igbo language at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1976 to 1980. [5] Prior to that, he worked as a farmer and translator for primary and secondary schools. He translated books that were written in English to Igbo language. [2]