Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa
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Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa, better known as Flora Nwapa, was a pioneering Nigerian novelist and publisher often regarded as the mother of modern African women’s literature.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African literature pioneer
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feminist writer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-10-16 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
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University of Ibadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African literature
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postcolonial literature ⓘ women's writing ⓘ |
| firsts | one of the first African women novelists to be published internationally in English ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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folklore ⓘ novel ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| hasChild | three children ⓘ |
| hasName | Flora Nwapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
African women writers
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contemporary Nigerian literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
African feminism
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African literary renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Igbo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Efuru
NERFINISHED
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Idu NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Again NERFINISHED ⓘ One is Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ Women Are Different NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
being the mother of modern African women’s literature
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portrayal of Igbo women’s lives ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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publisher ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oguta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Enugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commissioner for health of East Central State of Nigeria
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commissioner for lands, survey and urban development of East Central State of Nigeria ⓘ |
| publisherOf |
Flora Nwapa and Co.
NERFINISHED
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Tana Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Gogo Nwapa ⓘ |
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