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here in 1962, a synthesis of forms of ancient theatre and a theme always relevant in Africa - fertility and motherhood - for the European-educated young generation. In 1966, he documented the festival of a hero of the Ijaw people, which is celebrated every 25 years in the Niger Delta, in the original
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was published in 2016 and traces the shaping of adolescents through experiences of violence. He was shortlisted for the NLNG Literary Award, Nigeria's most prestigious literary prize, and shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Award in 2017. Together with cartoonist Àlàbá Ònájin, he depicts
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in 2010. It describes the story of a young academic, Kingsley Ibe, who is unable to find a position yet is expected to care for his retired parents and younger siblings. His wealthy uncle Boniface offers a way out of this dilemma, but demands Kingsley's involvement in his criminal and risky email
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in 1986 and is the first black author to be honoured in this way. Soyinka was awarded the prize for writing "...in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones fashions the drama of existence". A prolific and versatile artist, he has written numerous plays, as well as autobiographical
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Freedom of expression is protected by the Nigerian Constitution (Section 39 - 1) of 1999, with which Nigeria became a democracy. There is no government controlled institution either, which would control any printed media. 100 independent newspapers exist in Nigeria. However, in 2021 freelance
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that follows the lives of two women. After a series of dramatic events, tensions between different ethnic groups, rebellion against a male-dominated society and societal expectations, the heroine finds shelter and understanding with a group of political activists.
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of Bornu sent a letter to the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt in 1391-1392. The letter was one of a diplomatic nature, it also contained poetry and an erudite understanding of Islamic law. This letter contains the earliest extant indigenous written poem produced in
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describes an Africa before the arrival of Europeans and which carries old values that Achebe wants to emphasise. The book reached a circulation of 400,000 copies in 1969 and three million copies in 1987. It has been translated into 45 languages. In
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uses surrealistic stylistic devices and traditional African forms of expression with an educational purpose in his approximately 60 plays. He often adapted European classics. His themes are the change of traditions, gender and sexual repression.
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reporter Luka Binniyat spent 91 days in jail for criticizing a State Commissioner, being accused of "cyberstalking". In May 2022, reporter Prince Olamilekan Hammed was arrested after having exposed alleged criminal activities of the
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stories, poetry collections and short stories, novels, and political and literary essays. Known for the richness of his poetic imagery and the complexity of his thought, he counts among his masterpieces the anti-colonialist tragedy
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was the student of Muhammad ibn al Sabbagh and also a celebrated scholar from Katsina. He also produced works in the Hausa language during the 17th century. He wrote many works, one of them was an anthropological study on the
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The main themes of the 1980s and 1990s were the democratisation movement and the critique of military dictatorships. Criticism of the Nigerian military dictatorship cost the novelist, screenwriter and environmental activist
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Nigerian literature is predominantly English-language. Literature in the national languages Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa plays only a minor role. Most of the important English-language authors in West Africa come from Nigeria.
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As early as the 1950s, popular metropolitan literature based on the American model emerged in Nigeria, published in booklets distributed in the market, the so-called Onitsha market literature, of which
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During the 14 Kingdoms (until 1804) many authors produced books that dealt with theology, history, biography, mathematics, language, writing, documentaries, geography, astronomy, diplomacy and poetry.
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developed into a touring theatre from 1961, but mostly performed plays by European authors. Thus, as a critical reaction to the emerging alienation of theatre from everyday African life in Ibadan, the
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first wrote short stories about social and political problems, some of which were published in women's magazines and evening newspapers. Okri found success with the publication of his first novel,
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was probably the most important representative. Ekwensi, the son of a african storyteller, wrote hundreds of short stories as well as 35 novels and children's books. His best-known work is
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ranked Nigeria 115th out of 180 countries in 2020. This is better than Morocco (133) or Turkey (154), but worse than other West African countries like Ivory Coast (68) or Ghana (30).
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The National Film and Video Censors Board controls non-print media and has stopped the publication of a few films in 2002, due to displaying "obscene acts among young women".
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to earn the money that will win him the heart of the woman he loves. But he encounters racist resentment in his new home and is cheated out of his savings.
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he attacked Muslims who mixed indigenous beliefs with Islam. Admixture of Animists practices and Islam was one of the main reasons given for the
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Post 2010 Nigerian literature focuses on real life in metropolitan Nigeria and the influence of social networks on Nigerian social life.
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for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues. This encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but
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from 1941. Many modern novels written in Hausa are by women (so-called Kano Market Literature), such as the more than 30 books by
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in 1968. He criticised the overemphasis on ideological differences between the English- and French-speaking writers of Africa.
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documents travel as a way to repair that relationship, which was deeply affected by the trauma of the execution of her father
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in 1958. Achebe also refused to use standard Igbo. It was not until the 1970s that some novelists emerged, such as
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in the 15th century. Al-Maghili was a Berber from North Africa who was born in an area that is now Algeria.
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have made a rather minor contribution to Nigerian literature. The first short novel in Igbo was written by
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in 2004 and was named Best Debut in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2005. Her second novel,
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in recognition of his entire career as a novelist and author in 2007. In awarding the prize,
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Considered the most important founding figure of English-language literature in West Africa,
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Muhammad abd al-Razzaq al-Fallati was a 16th-century Fulbe scholar in Hausaland who wrote
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Northern Nigerian written literature can be divided into 4 main periods. The first is the
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ancestry who is said to have written the oldest extant literature in Hausa with his work
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the daily life of the family of wealthy free church clergyman Akpoborie in the comic
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as well as the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Her third work, the short story collection
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After 2010: Social networks, telecommunication and their effect on Nigerian society
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A special role in the discovery and promotion of Yoruba literature was played by
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may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of
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Sheikh Jibril ibn Umar was an 18th-century scholar and author, in his work
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2012 account of her journey around Nigeria to reconnect with her homeland,
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received the Booker Prize Foundation Scholarship in 2018 and was named by
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An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma | Little, Brown and Company
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was published in 2009. In 2013, she published her fourth book, the novel
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into an Empire. These works were produced in 1576 and 1578 respectively.
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Afropolitan Horizons: Essays Toward a Literary Anthropology of Nigeria
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emerged as a literary centre for African literary figures. Playwright
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magazine became the main forum for many Nigerian poets and writers.
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in Nigeria was considered to be the essayist and literary scholar
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as one of their ten best new novelists of 2023. His debut novel,
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began her career as a writer while teaching at Queen's School in
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referred to Achebe as "the father of modern African literature".
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s literary career took off with the publication in 2003 of
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Things Come Together: A Journey through Literary Lagos
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He was awarded the 568:authors have won numerous accolades, including the 3360: 3225:"Usman dan Fodio: Founder of the Sokoto caliphate" 1363:Some of the known authors and some of their works 902:his life: he was sentenced to death in 1995 under 3245:"Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria" 2635:"New York Times 10 Best Books of 2013 (10 books)" 2585:"The Thing Around Your Neck Summary | GradeSaver" 1334: 601: 4788: 3134:"Idris Alooma: Warrior king of the Bornu Empire" 3064:"100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers Under 40" 2932:"An Orchestra of Minorities - The Booker Prizes" 1323:achieved his major book success in English with 3084:"Forest of a Thousand Daemons: A Hunter's Saga" 3045:"Aspen Words pens its longlist for top fiction" 2803:"Born on a Tuesday: Nigeria's Invisible Voices" 1965:"Anthills of the Savannah Summary | GradeSaver" 1423:was a 17th-century scholar and author from the 1094:was shortlisted again in 2015. His first novel 3485: 2881:"Der homophobe Pfarrer und sein schwuler Sohn" 2354: 1448:Infaq'l-Maysuur Azhar al-ruba fi akhbar Yuruba 4373: 3450: 1674: 883:, a magical surrealist novel about Azaro, a " 732:, made his debut as a novelist and poet with 490: 3073:, Nigerian Writers Awards, 28 December 2016. 2458:"Prof. Femi Osofisan | UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN" 2407:"Oil on Water by Helon Habila | Book review" 2013: 2011: 1814:"Black Orpheus and the Organic Intellectual" 890: 615:Among the first modern Nigerian authors was 2985:"Stephen Buoro — University of East Anglia" 2533:"Half a Yellow Sun: Summary & Analysis" 2256:"Second Class Citizen Summary | GradeSaver" 2092:Never Again by Flora Nwapa - Ebook | Scribd 1157:The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa 596:Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa 4380: 4366: 3457: 3443: 2159:African Postcolonial Literature in English 1683:"The changing face of Nigerian literature" 1238:Nigerian literature in the Yoruba language 497: 483: 3367:(New ed.). New York: Facts On File. 3006:"Meet the 10 best new novelists for 2023" 2826: 2008: 1680: 1382:, which detail the wars that transformed 1222:, Melekwe Anthony, Gift Foraine Amukoyo, 689:, who became the director of the journal 528:, and in the northern part of the county 4180: 3409:The Changing Face of Nigerian Literature 2483:"African Books Collective: Women of Owu" 2177: 2175: 2108:"Never Again, 1975, by Flora Nwapa ****" 1839:"Ekwensi: Jagua Nana | The Modern Novel" 1506: 1484:in 1658, describing the capital city of 1299:Nigerian literature in the Igbo language 1121:became known for two successful novels. 1107: 974: 926: 869:(1980). 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