Okoye, Ifeoma
Okoye, Ifeoma
Nigerian novelist, educator and children's writer. Born Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria; studied at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974–77, and Aston University in UK, 1986–87; m. Mokwugo Okoye.
Taught English and mass communications at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Nigeria; novels for adults include Behind the Clouds (1982), Men Without Ears (1984), and Chimere (1992); children's books include No School for Eze (1980) and The Village Boy (1981).
More From encyclopedia.com
Buchi Emecheta , Emecheta, Buchi 1944–
Writer
Nigerian-born novelist Buchi Emecheta was considered one of her country’s most distinguished literary names, though she… Sounder , Sounder
INTRODUCTION
PRINCIPAL WORKS
GENERAL COMMENTARY
FURTHER READING
(Full name William Howard Armstrong) American nonfiction writer, autobiograph… Iatmul , Iatmul
PRONUNCIATION: YAHT-mool
ALTERNATE NAMES: Nyara
LOCATION: Papua New Guinea
POPULATION: Approximately 12,000
LANGUAGE: Iatmul (Nyara); Tok Pisi… Boyhood , Boyhood
Boyhood is a difficult word to define, in part because definitions of boyhood have changed over the centuries and in part because they contin… Maria Montessori , Montessori, Maria (1870–1952)
MONTESSORI, MARIA (1870–1952)
Physician Maria Montessori is recognized as one of the pioneers in the development of ear… George Lamming , Lamming, George 1927–
Novelist, essayist
Among the most prominent writers of the modern Caribbean, George Lamming produced a body of fiction that was…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Okoye, Ifeoma