Archives Tag: novelist

Personality

A Profile Of The Poet And Author, Lola Shoneyin

April 19, 2022

  Lola Shoneyin (born Titilola Atinuke Alexandra Shoneyin) is a Nigerian poet and novelist. She has authored several literary works and is significantly involved in Nigeria’s art and literary scene. Read more about Personality Lola is widely known for her novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, which she published in the UK in … Continue reading A Profile Of The Poet And Author, Lola Shoneyin

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ThrowBack Thursday – Flora Nwapa: Nigeria’s First Female Novelist

April 19, 2022

    Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa was a Nigerian author born in Oguta, on 13th January 1931. Flora Nwapa was the eldest of 6 children of Christopher Ijeoma – who worked with the United Africa Company (UAC) and Martha Nwapa – a drama teacher. Flora started her early education in Oguta from where she proceeded … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday – Flora Nwapa: Nigeria’s First Female Novelist

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Women You Should Know: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

April 19, 2022

  Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, was born, September 15, 1977, in Enugu, Nigeria. The Nigerian author is one whose work has drawn extensively on the Nigeria-Biafra war of the late 1960s. Background and Education Adichie was born in the city of Enugu in Nigeria and grew up as the fifth of six children in an Igbo … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Women You Should Know- Florence β€˜Flora’ Nwapa

April 19, 2022

Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa was born on the 13th of January in the year 1931. One who was considered as the Mother of Modern African Literature due to her influence as a trailblazer novelist, Flora was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers and was also acknowledged as the first African woman novelist … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Florence β€˜Flora’ Nwapa

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BUSINESS

Business As An Art

April 19, 2022

Sometimes, you get the impression that business is basically robotic. You find a business idea that looks good to you; you research the market for it; you dive into it, if it looks likely to make you ‘financially comfortable’. Of course, there’s that bit about constructing a business plan, with dimensions of current prices and … Continue reading Business As An Art

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