Martina Nwakoby
Martina Awele Nwakoby | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 (age 86–87) Ogwashi-Uku, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh; University of Ibadan |
Martina Awele Nwakoby (born 1937) is a Nigerian writer.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Martina Nwakoby was born in Ogwashi-Uku and was educated in Niger, in Birmingham, at the University of Pittsburgh and at the University of Ibadan, receiving a PhD in literary studies from the latter institution.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]She was described as one of the Nigerian female writers who dare to "challenge the dominant paradigm" in an article preview titled "Nigerian Female Writers: A Critical Perspective" edited by Henrietta C. Otokunefor and Obiageli C. Nwodo in 1989. Nwakoby was on the list of Nigerian women writers whose works have been marginally represented in the nation's literary scene.[2] She was also described as one of Nigeria females to move "into a journey of relevance; a journey of redemption, strongly suspecting woman is under siege of perpetual domination." This made her a devoted feminist and one of the second-generation writers and critics in Nigeria from the 1970s.[3]
She has lectured at Abia State University.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Nwakoby won the 1978 Macmillan children's book competition.[1] Her most widely held works were A House Divided, which had three editions that were published between 1985 and 2002 in English and is held by 37 libraries worldwide, and A Lucky Chance, which had four editions published between 1980 and 1983 in English and is held by 18 libraries worldwide. [4]
- Ten in the Family, children's book (1973) [5][6]
- A Lucky Chance, children's book (1980)[7][8]
- A House Divided, novel (1985)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Killam, G Douglas; Kerfoot, Alicia L (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature. pp. 220–221. ISBN 978-0313335808.
- ^ Egejuru, Phanuel Akubueze (1993-01-01). "Nigerian Female Writers: A Critical Perspective". Callaloo. 16 (1): 275–277. doi:10.2307/2931832. JSTOR 2931832.
- ^ MUHAMMAD ALKALI, ROSLI TALIF, WAN ROSELEZAM WAN YAHYA and JARIAH MOHD JAN (2014). "Liminality Space In-Between: A Feminist Evaluation of Primordial and Modern Polarities of the Woman's Journey in the Nigerian Novel". 3L:The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies. 20 (1): 129–142. doi:10.17576/3L-2014-2001-10 – via The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Nwakoby, Martina [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Awele Nwakoby". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Ten in the Family : Awele Nwakoby : 9780237500702". www.bookdepository.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Results for 'Martina Nwakoby Nigeria' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "3 results in SearchWorks catalog". searchworks.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ Ogunyemi, Chikwenye O. (1996). "Africa Wo/Man Palava: The Nigerian Novel By Women". University of Calgary Journal Hosting: 353 – via University of Calgary.
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