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Born	April 28, 1929 • Nigeria
Died	May 10, 1999 (aged 70)
Notable Works	“A Wreath for the Maidens” • “Obi” • “Oil Man of Obange” • “The Only Son”

T.M. Aluko

Nigerian author

Onuora Nzekwu

Nigerian author and educator

Chinua Achebe

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Cyprian Ekwensi

Nigerian author

Buchi Emecheta

Nigerian author and sociologist

Wole Soyinka

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Amos Tutuola

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Gabriel Okara

Nigerian author

Ben Okri

Nigerian writer

Elechi Amadi

Nigerian writer

Christopher Okigbo

Nigerian poet

Ken Saro-Wiwa

Nigerian author and activist

Hubert Ogunde

Nigerian playwright, actor, and musician

John Pepper Clark

Nigerian author

Kole Omotoso

Nigerian novelist

James Ene Henshaw

Nigerian playwright

Flora Nwapa

Nigerian author

Martha Ostenso

Canadian author

Arthur Hailey

Canadian writer