Isidore Okpewho

Isidore Okpewho, NNOM (9 November 1941 – 4 September 2016), was a Nigerian novelist and critic. He won the 1976 African Arts Prize for Literature, and the 1993 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, Best Book Africa.

Also a classicist and scholar, he has been described as one of the most brilliant men of his generation and one of Nigeria's most iconic literary figures. His academic career took him to the US, where he lived with his wife and four children since 1991 until his death, in Binghamton, New York. According to Professor G. G. Darah of the Nigerian Oral Literature Association (NOLA), Okpewho "will be best remembered for his original contribution to the discourse of oral literature and epics. The value of his scholarship in this area is comparable to that of Professor Cheikh Anta Diop of Senegal on Egyptian sciences and philosophy, Professor Samir Amin of Egypt on African political economy, Professor Ali Mazrui of Kenya on African history, and Professor John Henrik Clarke on African American history and arts." Provided by Wikipedia
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    African oral literature : backgrounds, character, and continuity / by Okpewho, Isidore

    Published 1992
    Book
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    African oral literature : backgrounds, character, and continuity / by Okpewho, Isidore

    Published 1992
    Book
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    The new African disapora

    Published 2009
    Other Authors: “…Okpewho, Isidore…”
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    Electronic eBook
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    The new African disapora

    Published 2009
    Other Authors: “…Okpewho, Isidore…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook