Elechi Amadi (1934–2016)
Auteur de The Concubine
A propos de l'auteur
Elechi Amadi was born in Aluu, Nigeria on May 12, 1934. He was educated at the Government College, Umuahia, and at the University College, Ibadan. After graduating, he worked briefly as a land surveyor and then a secondary school teacher. During the Nigerian civil war, he opposed the Biafran cause. afficher plus His unpleasant encounters with the Biafran authorities are recorded in the memoir Sunset in Biafra. He wrote several novels during his lifetime including The Concubine, The Great Ponds, The Slave, and Estrangement. Later in life, he wrote several plays including Isiburu and Dancer of Johannesburg. In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, his nation's highest honor. He died on June 29, 2016 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Elechi Amadi
Peppersoup 1 exemplaire
Dancer of Johannesburg 1 exemplaire
The Woman of Calabar 1 exemplaire
The Road to Ibadan 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1934-05-12
- Date de décès
- 2016-06-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Nigeria
- Lieu de naissance
- Aluu, Rivers State, Nigeria
- Lieu du décès
- Port Harcourt, Nigeria
- Études
- University of Ibadan
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 14
- Membres
- 286
- Popularité
- #81,618
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 24
- Langues
- 3