Omenuko
1933 Igbo novel by Pita Nwana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omenuko by Pita Nwana (by trade a carpenter[1]) is the first novel to be written in the Igbo language,[2] and the book was very successful among the Igbo people.[1] The book tells the life story of the politician Igwegbe Odum, an Aro Igbo who migrated to Arondizuogu.
African Heritage Press edition (2014) | |
| Author | Pita Nwana |
|---|---|
| Original title | it is the first Nigerian novel to be written in Igbo language and successful among the Igbos tells story of the politician Igwegbe Odum and Aro who migrated to Arondizuogu |
| Translator | Francis W Pritchette |
| Language | Igbo |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Publication place | Nigeria |
Written in 1933, it won a prize in a competition run by the International African Institute[3] and is the biography of the eponymous slave-dealer,[4] originally being published in 1935.[5]
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