Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist,poet,and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus,Things Fall Apart (1958),occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied,translated,and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart,his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). In the West,Achebe is often referred to as the "father of African literature",although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe,first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in Igboland and the subsequent appearance of European missionaries and colonial forces in the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English,and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. The novel was first published in the United Kingdom in 1958 by William Heinemann Ltd,and became the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series.
Nsukka is a town and a Local Government Area in Enugu State,Nigeria. Nsukka shares a common border as a town with Edem,Opi,Ede-Oballa,and Obimo.
Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo was a Nigerian poet,teacher,and librarian,who died fighting for the independence of Biafra. He is today widely acknowledged as an outstanding postcolonial English-language African poet and one of the major modernist writers of the 20th century.
The University of Nigeria,commonly referred to as UNN,is a federal university located in Nsukka,Enugu State,Eastern part of Nigeria. Founded in 1955 by Nnamdi Azikiwe who was the Governor General of Nigeria between 1960 and 1963,and first President of Nigeria between 1963 and 1966. The University of Nigeria Nsukka was formally opened on 7 October 1960. The University of Nigeria has three campuses in Enugu State–Nsukka,Enugu,and Ituku-Ozalla –and the Aba campus in Abia State.
Christopher Uchefuna Okeke,also known as Uche Okeke,was an illustrator,painter,sculptor,and teacher. He was an art and aesthetic theorist,seminal to Nigerian modernism.
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike OFR,NNOM was a Nigerian monarch,academic and writer known for a mixture of lampoon,humour and satire. He owed a little bit of his style to his Igbo cultural upbringing. He studied history,English and Religious Studies at the University of Ibadan and earned a master's degree at Stanford University. Among many of the first generation of Nigerian writers,he was popular as the author of Expo '77,a critical look at academic examination abuses in West Africa. Ike was a former registrar of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
Rems Nnanyelugo Umeasiegbu,is Nigerian professor,scholar,novelist,poet and folklorist from south-eastern Nigeria.. He was also a Principal Lecturer at the Institute of Management Technology,Enugu (1978-1982),and Head of Department,Mass Communications,IMT,Nigeria (1982-1986) and professor of oral literature at Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka as well as a consultant to Koruna Books Publications.
Jephthah Elochukwu Unaegbu is a Nigerian writer,research fellow,actor,artist and documentary film maker,the author of many books.
Aloysius Orjinta is a Nigerian Roman Catholic priest and senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He was ordained a priest in 1990. A holder of two doctorates in French Studies and in German Studies and Political Science,with specialty in International Relations,he is a former Head of Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies in the university. He has studied and worked in Italy,Germany,France,and in Nigeria where he currently lives. He attended Urban University,Rome,the University of Saarland,Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich,University of Grenoble,and the University of Ibadan in addition to his current workplace where he was an undergraduate. A researcher and critic,his academic publications and interest cover religious writings on Christianity and Islam,gender and feminist studies,political discourse,and Euro-African literature with emphasis on German,Francophone and Anglophone works. He is a member of,and has served on,the managing boards of many organisations in Nigeria and outside the country,most times as the head. Currently,he is the editor of Interdisciplinary Academic Essays,Elite University Journal,Munchen,Germany,as well as of the Nsukka Journal of Humanities,Nsukka,Nigeria. He is also an editorial board member and reviewer of the Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,Hong Kong.
Christian Anieke is a Nigerian Roman Catholic priest and the founding Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University,Enugu,Nigeria. Ordained a priest in 2000,he is a professor of English Language and Studies. From 2006 to 2009,he was Provost of the Institute of Ecumenical Education. He became the Vice Chancellor of Godfrey Okoye University,which is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria,in 2009. He is also the director of the university's Institute of Chinua Achebe Studies.
Osita M. Ogbu,OON is a professor of economics at the University of Nigeria. He was the Minister of National Planning from 2005 to 2006,and former Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Nigeria.
Nancy Ekwulira Achebe is a Nigerian professor of library and information science. She is the first vice president of the Nigerian School Library Association (NSLA) and the current head of the department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria,Nsukka (UNN). She has also been the director of the School of General Studies at UNN,and has published about 70 articles in journals and newspapers.
Chioma Opara is a Nigerian author and academic whose work primarily focuses on West African feminism. She is known for creating the theory of femalism and is one of the six most important African feminist theorists. Her work has been influential in studies of gender in Africa.
Donatus Nwoga was a poetry critic and professor of African literature at the University of Nigeria,Nsukka.
Ngozi Therese Chuma-Udeh is a Nigerian professor of English. She is a teacher,an orator,academic,novelist,poet,and activist for women and children. She served as the University Orator at Anambra State University from 2012 to 2017 and is currently the Commissioner for the Anambra State Ministry of Education and the Secretary,Anambra State Education Advisory Board.
Emeka Patrick Nwabueze is the first Emeritus Professor of Theatre and Film Studies of the University of Nigeria,Nsukka. He is also a former dean of Faculty of Arts and ex- director of African studies of the institution.
Ossie Enekwe,born Onuora Osmond Enekwechi,was a Nigerian dramatist,poet,novelist,and professor of Theatre Arts. A former vice president of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) as well as the former director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Nigeria,Nsukka (1998–2004). He helped to establish the University of Nigeria's Dramatic Arts Department. Enekwe was the editor of Okike:The African Journal of New Writing from 1984 to 2010,after being appointed by its founder,Chinua Achebe,who founded it in 1971. When Ossie Enekwe retired in 2010,he handed over the editorship of Okike to Amechi Akwanya.
Florence Onyebuchi Orabueze is a poet,writer and a Nigerian professor of English and literary studies. She was a former director of the Institute of African studies of the institution,the founder of the Grace Uzoma Okonkwo Foundation and a member of Nigerian Academy of Letters.
Cheta Igbokwe is a Nigerian playwright,poet,and author. His play Homecoming won the 2021 Association of Nigerian Authors' (ANA) Prize for Drama and was nominated for the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature.
