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Things Fall Apart is the debut novel of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. [1] It depicts the events of pre-colonial life in Igboland, a cultural area in modern-day southeastern Nigeria, and the subsequent appearance of European missionaries and colonial forces in the late 19th century. It is seen as an archetypal modern ...
Print ( Hardcover, Paperback ), Ebook. What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky is a collection of short stories by Nigerian writer Lesley Nneka Arimah, initially published in April 2017 by Riverhead Books and Tinder Press (UK), [1] then republished in Nigeria by Farafina Books in November 2017. The book won the Kirkus Prize for Fiction, [2 ...
Publication date. September 29, 2013. Pages. 264. Kabu Kabu is a speculative fiction short story collection written by Nigerian American writer Nnedi Okorafor with stories in both Africanfuturism and Africanjujuism styles and themes. The collection was first published in 2013 by Prime Books. [1]
Braids on a Bald Head is a 2010 Nigerian short film directed by Ishaya Bako about the culture of the Hausa people. It won the Best Short Film award at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards . [1] [2] [3] Clarence Peters was the cinematographer of the film.
Nigerian literature may be roughly defined as the literary writing by citizens of the nation of Nigeria for Nigerian readers, addressing Nigerian issues. This encompasses writers in a number of languages, including not only English but Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, and in the northern part of the county Hausa and Nupe. [1]
Running time. 18 minutes. Countries. United Kingdom. Nigeria. Language. English. Lizard is a Nigerian short film co-written by Akinola Davies and Wale Davies and directed by Davies. It was the only Nigerian submission at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and the first Nigerian production to win the Grand Jury Prize at the festival.
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde " Wole " Soyinka CFR ( / ˈwoʊleɪ sɔɪˈ ( j) ɪŋkə, - ʃɔɪˈ -/ WOH-lay s (h)oy-(Y)ING-kə; Yoruba: Akínwándé Olúwọlé Babátúndé "Wọlé" Ṣóyíinká, pronounced [wɔlé ʃójĩnká]; born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language. He was awarded ...
The Mystic River is a Nigerian dramatic series produced by Rogers Ofime, streaming on Netflix.The series started 14 May 2021. It consists of one season of six episodes for now, streaming on Netflix, but the series is said to consist of 26 episodes in all, starring popular Nigerian Actors Jide Kosoko, Dele Odule, Lota Chukwu, Joke Muyiwa and a few others.