Phanuel Egejuru
Phanuel Egejuru | |
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| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | University of Minnesota, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and academic |
Phanuel Egejuru is a Nigerian writer and academician, whose areas of focus are composition, short fiction, Black literature and aesthetics, 19th-century British fiction and Victorian England.[1] She is best known for her 1993 novel The Seed Yams Have Been Eaten.[2][3]
Egejuru studied in Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast and France. She then attended the University of Minnesota, graduating magna cum laude in French. After moving to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she obtained her MA, MPH and PhD in comparative literature.[1]
She taught at UCLA, and in Tanzania, New York, Nigeria and Rhode Island, before moving to Loyola Marymount University.[4]
Books
[edit]Egejuru's books include:
- Black Writers, White Audience: A Critical Approach to African Literature (1978)[5]
- Towards African Literary Independence: A Dialogue with Contemporary African Writers (1980)[6]
- Chinua Achebe: Pure and Simple, An Oral Biography (2003)[7]
- Womanbeing and Womanself: Characters in Black Women's Novels (2011)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Phanuel Egejuru (Professor Emerita) Profile". Loyno.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Phanuel EGEJURU (Nigeria)- The seed yams have been eaten. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria), 1993. Novel". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Books by Phanuel Akubueze Egejuru". Thriftbooks.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Phanuel Akubueze Egejuru Profile by Loyola University New Orleans, College of Arts and Sciences". Cas.loyno.edu. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Review of Black Writers — White Audience:
- Berrian, Brenda F. (December 1981). African Studies Review. 24 (4): 85–86. doi:10.2307/524321. JSTOR 524321.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Osundare, Niyi (1979). Présence Africaine. Nouvelle série. 110: 179–182. JSTOR 24349931.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Scott, Patrick G. (1980). Bulletin of the Southern Association of Africanists. 8 (1): 24.
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- Berrian, Brenda F. (December 1981). African Studies Review. 24 (4): 85–86. doi:10.2307/524321. JSTOR 524321.
- ^ Review of Towards African Literary Independence:
- Apronti, Jawa E. O. (Summer 1982). Research in African Literatures. 13 (2): 238–239. JSTOR 3818643.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Chidebe, C. D. (1985). Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 55 (2): 233–234. doi:10.2307/1160316. JSTOR 1160316.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Dorsey, David F. (December 1980). CLA Journal. 24 (2): 230–233. JSTOR 44321661.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Gilroy, James P. (1981). "Conversations with African writers". Africa Today. 28 (3): 73–74. JSTOR 4186031.
- Meyer, Patricia L. (March 1983). African Studies Review. 26 (1): 160. doi:10.2307/524617. JSTOR 524617.
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- Apronti, Jawa E. O. (Summer 1982). Research in African Literatures. 13 (2): 238–239. JSTOR 3818643.
- ^ Review of Chinua Achebe:
- Serafin, Anne (December 2004). African Studies Review. 47 (3): 231–232. doi:10.1017/S0002020600030717. JSTOR 1514969.
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- Serafin, Anne (December 2004). African Studies Review. 47 (3): 231–232. doi:10.1017/S0002020600030717. JSTOR 1514969.
- ^ Review of Womanbeing and Womanself:
- Smith, Pamela J. Olubunmi (Spring 2013). The Journal of African American History. 98 (2): 348–350. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0348. JSTOR 10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0348.
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- Smith, Pamela J. Olubunmi (Spring 2013). The Journal of African American History. 98 (2): 348–350. doi:10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0348. JSTOR 10.5323/jafriamerhist.98.2.0348.
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