• This page is a list of novelists born in or associated with the African country of Nigeria. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y...
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  • Well-known authors of novels, listed by country: See also: Lists of authors, List of poets, List of playwrights, List of short story authors Aliyeh Ataei...
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  • British Nigerians (here meaning British people of Nigerian descent rather than Nigerians of British descent) have formed long-established communities...
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  • Nigerian Canadians are a Canadian ethnic group of Nigerian descent. Nigerians began migrating to Canada during the 1967–1970 Nigerian Civil War. Nigerians...
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    Non-binary writers Military writers Novelists by nationality Playwrights by nationality and date of birth Top of page Main list Women writers: (A-L), (M-Z) By...
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  • in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nigerian American and must have references showing they are Nigerian American...
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  • This is a list of Nigerian writers. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Chris Abani (born 1966), novelist, playwright...
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    Nigerian literature may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of Nigeria for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues...
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  • This is a list of novelists from Africa, including those associated with as well as born in specified countries. Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N...
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    Chinua Achebe (category 20th-century Nigerian novelists)
    November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel...
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    Ben Okri (category 20th-century Nigerian novelists)
    Emuobowho Okri OBE FRSL (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian-born British poet and novelist. Considered one of the foremost African authors in the postmodern...
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    Abi Daré (category Nigerian novelists)
    an imprint of Hodder, it was shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for first time novelists. Daré was included in The Observer's list of 10 Best Debut...
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  • Oyinkan Braithwaite (category Nigerian women novelists)
    Braithwaite (born 1988) is a Nigerian-British novelist and writer. She was born in Lagos and spent her childhood in both Nigeria and the UK. Braithwaite is...
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  • This is a list of Ghanaian novelists, including writers born in Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast) and those associated with the country. P. A. K. Aboagye...
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  • This is a list of Canadian literary figures, such as poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H...
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  • Buchi Emecheta (category 20th-century Nigerian novelists)
    "Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian Novelist, Dies at 72", The New York Times, 10 February 2017. Fred Obera, "Nigeria: Remembering Nigerian Literary Icon Buchi...
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    Okey Ndibe (category Nigerian male novelists)
    Ndibe worked in Nigeria as a journalist and magazine editor, and came to the United States in 1988 at the invitation of famous Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe...
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  • This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars, listed by country...
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  • In 1967, a Civil war broke out in Nigeria, the war was between the Nigerian troops and Biafran troops. The head of state as at that time was Gen Yakubu...
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    The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra...
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    Ṣóyíinká, pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded...
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  • Things Fall Apart (category Use Nigerian English from October 2024)
    is the first novel by the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It portrays the life of Okonkwo, a traditional influential leader of the fictional Igbo clan,...
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  • Ogundipe (1927–2020), educator and first Nigerian woman to be published in English Chioma Okereke, Nigerian-born poet, author and short story writer Julie...
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    Ayobami Adebayo (category 21st-century Nigerian novelists)
    and Margaret Atwood. In 2015, Adébáyọ̀ was listed by the Financial Times as one of the bright stars of Nigerian literature. Her debut novel, Stay With Me...
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  • Zaynab Alkali (category Nigerian women novelists)
    Northern Nigeria, Ibadan-Kaduna-Lagos: Spectrum Books, 1995, ISBN 978-978-2462-60-2 Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA) Literary Prize, 1985 List of Hausa...
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    Uzodinma Iweala (category Nigerian male novelists)
    (born November 5, 1982) is a Nigerian-American author and medical doctor. His debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, is a formation of his thesis work (in creative...
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  • This is a list of Nigerian scientists and scholars. Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory...
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    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (category 21st-century Nigerian novelists)
    is a Nigerian novelist, short-story writer and activist. Regarded as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literature, she is the author of the novels...
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  • Second Class Citizen (novel) (category 1974 Nigerian novels)
    Best of Young British Novelists list in 1983, in subsequent years Emecheta "...didn't get the column inches. So it's a late justice that she is one of the...
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    Chinelo Okparanta (category Nigerian women novelists)
    1981) is a Nigerian-American novelist and short-story writer. She was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where she was raised until the age of 10, when she...
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