Cyprian Ekwensi (September 26, 1921 - November 4, 2007), one of the great old men of African fiction and one of the few with the transition from market-brochure-fiction author Onitsha for a while 'away like the internationally renowned literary salon has announced on Sunday, November 4 at Enugu, at the age of 86 years ago. Nightfall again .. in the Nigerian literary firmament if the writer veteran pharmacist and public commentator, CyprianEkwensi past. Lagos different paper The Guardian has announced this sad event.
The author of the popular series of novels, Jagua Nana died in the Niger Foundation in Enugu where he underwent an operation on an unknown illness.
He is the author's first published novel is the social life of the metropolis of Lagos, with its down-earth writing style and his production output, with more than 20 novels to his credit. Ekwensi was celebrated asthe progenitor of the Roman city that emphasizes written description sufficient Local style largely episodes from his previous pamphlet.
Mrs. Ekwensi, who said in their late 60s, who are Reduced shortly after his visit to spending two weeks overseas to fly him back from Lagos to Enugu, adding that in the past one month had regularly visited the hospital. "Not since we left Lagos, we rested. It 'one thing to another ...", he said.
Mrs. Ekwensi in staggeredhip pain when he told his story revealed that the pain increased during the long days in the hospital, while visitors to her husband. "The hospital bed has been my bank," he added, complaining that her husband, the condition remained critical until his death. The deceased eldest son George, who started from the United States, where he learned from his father's illness, flew relations and consultations with indigenous people in Anambra remarkable funeral plans.
In an interview with the Daily Sun,Writer's son Ike noted that his father's funeral to be identified by family members, in view of his outstanding contribution to national development.
Ekwensi was a prize for November 16 in Lagos. It was good spirit of Lagos one month ago with the hope of collecting the prize will not learn later that we did it.
After the death of the famous novelist, Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi organization, apex Igbo socio-cultural, the lastPresent and governors, ministers, writers, and all progressive Grand Alliance have expressed shock at his death.
Ekwensi described the death as a great loss to Nigeria and the entire literary world. Factions CEO of Ohanaeze, Ikedife Dozier said, a great Igbo son had left, said he was enviable legacy that would last for generations to come left. "It 's a shame. He is one of the greatest writers of our time .... thenone day .... Nigerians and the literary world will surely miss him. . . . "He said. Ikedife urged the family to bear the loss of composure, trusting in God and faith that he will be better to help write and social engineering.
The governor said the death Ekwensi a loophole in the state and around the world literary and assured that the government was fully prepared to attend the funeral. As a traditional leader and defending champion, Ekwensi'sFamily will meet for the first time before officially communicate the news of his death to the government.
In his tribute, said the president of all the progressive National Alliance Chief Victor UMEH Ekwensi death has robbed Nigeria is one of the greatest literary spirit, through the country. He noted that his work has contributed immensely to Nigeria, the development of literature, adding that all Nigerians would be very weak.
Former healthMinisters recalled Professor ABC Nwosu, the late literary icon who began life as a pharmacist, had a crucial role in the removal of the then dreaded disease in Guinea-worm old Anambra as Chairman of the health administration were made at the time When he (Nwosu) was declared the commissioner of health, it would be difficult Ekwensi the past, after his accustomed ingenuity concern both as a writer and administrator.
"It 's a terrible blow ....I gave the slogan "Down with the Guinea worm," when he was President of Anambra Health Board and was Commissioner of Health under the late Emeka Omeruah. We crossed the whole area in search of hunting Abakaliki Guinea worm. He helped me to obtain funds from Japan to finance the project. We were both former U. S. President Jimmy Carter. A handsome man with a refined sense. . . . "Nwosu said.
The former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Christian Onoh also describedEkwensi disappearance as a great blow to the literary world. Onoh, in the first group of people who made a solidarity visit to the Hill View Crescent, Independence Layout, Enugu residence of the late prolific writer, said the news came to him with rude shock, expressed dismay that Ekwensi could die once, he said, "we need him for our education reform."
Dressed in white lace, the elder statesman said, but was comforted by the fact that the late Ekwensi everwasting his time on earth, adding that his contributions to the literary world would live forever. He said that those who Ekwensi written many books of literature who lived and died for writing and extended his sympathies to the Nigerian literary world and the entire southeast.
The information minister, described the late Mr John Odey "Ekwensi as an important factor for the unity of Nigeria and the development of literary education in the country.
The message is: "The Federal CouncilGovernment has received news of the sudden death of a prominent citizen of your state and a famous icon of the literature of this country, Cyprian Ekwensi head sadly. "I am particularly by his death because he and a staff of my Ministry, where he rose to become director of the serve hit.
In response to the death of the writer, National President, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Dr. Wale Okediran, said: "His death, though late in life, marked the end of a traditionStorytelling. As a writer of popular fiction works COD was a natural storyteller, which is accessible and fun. "
Okediran, gender of the deceased Ekwensi as his teacher in the popular literature, "said ANA proposed a structure in Abuja called Village immortal would be after him as part of ANA's plan, adding that along with the ANA is the Nigerian arm PEN, a worldwide association of writers, to make available, a documentary made aboutEkwensi all Nigerians.
A former ANA President Professor Obafemi said his "Ekwensi The loss is the loss of a great architect of modern Nigerian literature and the first to carve a national character for Nigerian fiction. He was one of those who erected the fees and templates pillars in Nigeria. His death has taken a creative voice in Nigerian ancient cosmos. "
Professor Olu Obafemi writer later described as a key figure inConstruction of literature is now known as a Nigerian. After the Nigerian Obafemi Ekwensi literature would always be remembered as one of the first writers of English, the term prisoners and gave the national character. "Death Ekwensi," he said, "is a great hardship for the Nigerian literature. He was one of the main architects of modern Nigerian literature as early 1950 and 1960, began writing about issues and events on ITSethnic background.
Deputy General Secretary of ANA, Mr. Hyacinth Obunseh Ekwensi defined death as unfortunate. Obunseh said the literary community and the world would miss him especially his special way of writing. "Contexts Ekwensi imaginative and descriptive power will be missed," said Obunseh .. He regretted, however, knew that the late literary giant long enough to live out his autobiography.
Another writer, Fred ouzo, expressed the hopethat Nigeria "give him the honor that comes from a scholar, writer and humanist of his stature.".
In early 2007 delivery Ekwensi published a collection of short stories, to be his last book. When he turned 86 during the previous year, the Association of Authors Nigerians (ANA), Lagos State Chapter and the Committee on the Arts (CORA), he celebrated.
That transfer Ekwensi, poet and former president of ANA, Odia Ofeimu was "shockedWords to comment "on the newly elected president immediately.To ANA Lagos State, Mr. Chike Ofili, was a depressing piece of information. He denied his remarks until later. When news of the death of Nigerian authors were rounding off their convention annual Owerri, Imo State and not.
Cyprian Ekwensi Duaka Odiatu was Minna in Northern Nigeria Born September 26, 1921 David Ogbuefi Duaka Use and Agnes Ekwensi. He later lived in Onitsha in eastern .. It 'wasat the School of State, Jos, Government College, Ibadan studied at school, Yaba, Lagos, Achimota College, Ghana, lbadan University where he received his BA
He studied forestry and worked for two years as an officer of the forest. He also taught science and worked for Radio Nigeria Lagos before joining the Faculty of Pharmacy him on the LED at the University of London, where he had his studies at the School of Pharmacy Chelsea And 'during this period that he wrote the his firstIkolo drama The Wrestler and Other Stories and When Love Whispers, both published in 1947 were. He also participated in an international program written in the University of Iowa, USA.
He taught in pharmacy at Lagos and was employed as a pharmacist by the Nigerian Medical Corporation. After the favorable reception of his writing Ekwensi soon joined the Nigerian Ministry of Information and rose to director of information at the time of the first military coup1966 The excitement continues in the western and northern summer of 1966, led Ekwensi can give up his position and his family have to move to Enugu. There he became president of the Bureau for outdoor advertising in Biafra and an adviser to the Head of State, Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu.
Ekwensi began his writing career as a pamphleteer a fact that is clearly expressed in the episodic nature of his novels. This trend is also supported by the people of the city (1954) illustratedfirst great novel by a Nigerian, who gave a Ekwensi vivid portrait of life in a western city of publication. Two stories for children followed in 1960, is the Drummer Boy and the passport Mallam Ilia were exercises in blending traditional themes with undisguised romanticism.
Most read Ekwensi novel, the Jagua Nana, appeared in 1961.returned the locale of the city's population, but boasted much more cohesive plot centered on the character of Jagua, inCourtesan, who had a love for expensive. His name was a corruption of English cars expensive. His personal life the conflict between tradition and modern urban Africa. Ekwensi published a sequel in 1987 titled Jagua Nana's Daughter. Ekwensi stressed description of the premises and its episodic style was particularly suited to the story.
Burning Grass (1961) are basically a collection of vignettes concerning a Fulani family with EkwensiInsight into the life of this pastoral people. Ekwensi basis of the novel and the characters in a real family, with whom he lived. Between 1961 and 1966 Ekwensi published at least one major work every year. The most important were, beautiful spring (1963) and Iska (1966), and two collections of short stories, Rainmaker (1965) and Lokotown (1966). Ekwensi published in a future beyond 1960, with the novel Divided We Stand (1980), in which he ridiculed the Nigerian civil war,Novella Motherless Baby (1980) and The Restless City and Gold Christmas (1975), the monastery behind Wall (1987), and had gone to Mecca (1991). His work, Divided We Stand (1980), is scheduled for the discussion of literary experts at a conference 40 years after the Civil War.
Ekwensi also published a series of works for children. Under the name COD Ekwensi, he released Ikolo The Wrestler Ibo and Other Stories (1947) and The Leopard's Claw (1950). In 1960 he wrote one night AfricaEntertainment (1962), The Great Elephant-Bird (1965) and Trouble in the form of six (1966). Ekwensi later works for children include Coal Camp Boy (1971), Samankwe Strange Forest (1973), the robbers Samankwe (1975), Masquerade Time! (1992) and King forever! (1992). In recognition of his skill as a writer, was the Ekwensi Dag Hammarskjöld International Prize for Literary Merit awarded in 1969.
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