Elechi Amadi
1934
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2016
country of citizenship: Nigeria
native language: Igbo
languages spoken, written or signed: English, Nigerian Pidgin
educated at: University of Ibadan, Government College Umuahia
occupation: writer
official website: www.elechiamadi.org/about.php
Elechi Amadi (12 May 1934 – 29 June 2016) was a Nigerian author and soldier. He was a former member of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was an author of plays and novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs, and religious practices prior to contact with the Western world. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 debut novel, The Concubine, which has been called "an outstanding work of pure fiction". Source: Wikipedia (en)
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