Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo

**Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo**  nyela sasabira ŋun yina Nigeria ka o tuma nima jendi yeltoɣ'taɣimalisi, lahabali ŋmahi, bihi kundunima, ni lahabali tibo.  O nyela ŋun di kpaŋmaŋ pina pam Nigeria tingbani ni, ka di puuni sheli nye  Nigeria Prize for Literature.

## O Biɛhigu
Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo nyela bini da doɣi ka wumsi so Nigeria wulin puhili yaɣili, amaa ka o pa be Lagos. Ŋuni n nye bikpem bihi ayobu ni  zaŋti o ba Joshua ni o ma Christiana Adimora. Di bahi bahandi bi daa wumsi o tinkpaŋa ni foŋ ni la, o nyela ŋun zaŋ lala binyera ŋo zaa n pahi o lahabaya ni kperiti sabbu ni. Bi ni doɣi o Nigeria wulinpuhili yaɣili maa zaa yoli, o nyela ŋun na mini be Nigeria boba ni yaya. o lahi nyela ŋun go pam africa tingbana ni, Europe ni USA.

O daa karimya ka deeigi Machelor of Arts(BA) ni Masters (MA) shahira gbana silimsili yaɣili University of Lagos ka daa lahi karim deeigi Ph.D shahira gbaŋ University of Ibadan, Nigeria. 

O nyela karimba, sasabira, lahabalitira ni din pahi pahi ka daa nye bini piigi so professor zaŋkpa siliminsili yaɣili , University of lagos yuuni 1999. O  nyela ŋun wuhi lala karinzoŋ ŋo ni, yaɣa sheli din dahi siliminsili bohimbu polo tum yuuni 1981 . O daa lahi nyela bini piigi so kpema zaŋ ti karinzoŋ maa siliminsili bohimbu yaɣili yuuni 1997 ni 1998, yuuni 2002 hali ni 2005, ni yuuni 2008 hali ni 2009. Silimin goli September yuuni 2015, o daa nyela ŋun yi karinzoŋ maa ni n labi federal University Ndufu-alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, din be Nigeria nuzaa zuɣu , luɣi sheli o ni kuli lahi tuɣi karimbihi wuhibu ka lahi wumsiri karimba bihi.

O nyela ŋun kuli professor Chris Ezeigbo ka bi mali bihi ata.

## Tuma
O nyela ŋun wuhi karinzoŋ bihi ni poi ka naayi nti leegi karimba nti karinzoŋ kara maa. O daa lahi nyela ŋun pahi lihiri ka vihiri lahabaya poi ka di naayi wuligi zaŋti lahabali wuligibu tuma duri ŋo -*The Independent* (1992–1995) ni *The Post Express* (1997–1999). O lahi nyela ŋun daa gbubi kpamli saha sehli o ni daa be University of Lagos, kpem zaŋti karinzoŋ maa Faculty of Arts yuuni 1992 hali ni 1994 ni Kpem zaŋti karinzoŋ maa silimisili bohimbu yaɣili yuuni 1997 hali ni 1998 ni din pahi pahi.

Ŋuni n daa lahi nye ŋun lihiri liɣri yeltoɣa zuɣu zaŋti Nigeria Sasabiriba yuuni 1995 hali ni 1997, zuɣulaan paa zaŋti Women Writers of Nigeria" Nigeria sasabiraba ban nye paɣaba laɣangu" yuuni 1998 hali ni 2000. Pumpoŋo ŋuni n ye zuɣulaan paa zaŋti P.E.N Nigeria.

**Karimbihi vihigu gbana lihibu**

**Undergraduate Level:** o nyela ŋun yuli ka soŋ karimbihi ban kalinli yaɣi kobigi ni pihiyobu ban kuli be bi bohimbu yuuni bahagu Unilag karinzoŋ ni (B.A. (Hons.), 1986–2015) ni din pahi pahi. 

**Postgraduate (Masters):**  O lahi nyela ŋun yuli karimbihi ban kalinli yaɣi kobiga ka bi sabi bi gbana yuuni 1986 ni 2015 sunsuni.

**Postgraduate (Ph.D.):** O sulinsi ni, karimbihi ban kalinli yiɣisi pinaayobu daa nyela ban karim siɣisi ka deegi bi PhD shahira gban Unilag yuuni 2003 ni 2018 sunsuni.

**Karimbihi baŋsim zahambu**

O nyela ŋun gari tooni ka di vihi karimbihi karinzona pam ni Nigeria tingbani ni:

* Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
* University of Benin
* University of Calabar
* University of Jos
* University of Ilorin
* Abia State University
* Rivers State University of Science & Technology
* Redeemer's University (RUN), Mowe, Ogun State
* Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
* University of Nigeria, Nsukka
* Lagos State University (LASU)
* Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
* University of Ibadan
* Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State
* American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State
* University of Lagos (2019).

**O ni pahi Laɣansi sheŋa ni**

o nyela ŋun be laɣinsi pam ni kamani  Literary Society of Nigeria, Modern Languages Association of Nigeria. O lahi nyela ŋun be laɣansi zaŋti sasabiriba kamani , International PEN, PEN Nigeria, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) ni  Women Writers Association of Nigeria (WRITA).

Ŋuni  n daa  nye tuuli zuɣulaan paa zaŋti  PEN Nigeria. 

## Binsheŋa o ni zaŋ wuhi salo
Di bahi bahandi o ni nye ninvuɣuso ŋun niŋ vihisi zaŋ jendi karimbaŋsim bobu yaɣili din kalinli yaɣi pihiyobu zuɣu la, o lahi nyela ŋun sabi kundinima pihinuayika.

O nyela ŋun sabi bihi kundinima din kalinli nye pishinaata.

### Bihi lahabaya  kundunima
O lahabaya ayi zaŋti bihi nyela bini lebigi sheli n chaŋ Swahili ni Xhosa bala ni. O kundinima maa sheŋa n bo ŋo:

* *The Buried Treasure* (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, yuuni 1992. Swahili lebigibu:  *Hazina Iliyojikwa* (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, yuuni 1996.
* *The Prize* (Junior African Writers Series), Oxford: Heinemann, yuuni 1994.
* *Alani the Troublemaker & Other Stories*, Literamed Publications, yuuni 2003.
* *Asa and the Little Stream*, Literamed Publications, yuuni 2004.
* *Whisker the Brave Cat*, Literamed Publication, yuuni 2005.
* *Red One and the Wizard of Mula*, Literamed Publication, yuuni 2005.
* *Snake Child and Star Baby*, Literamed Publication, yuuni 2006.
* *Ezezemale and the Tree Spirits*, Literamed Publications, yuuni 2006.
* *Sunshine, the Miracle Child*, Literamed Publications, yuuni 2006.
* *Heart Songs* (Yeltoɣ'taɣimalisinima). Ibadan: Kraft Books Ltd., yuuni 2009.
* *Clouds and Other Poems for Children*. Ibadan: University Press Ltd., yuuni 2009.
* *Ako the Storyteller*. (Bihi lahabali kundi). Ikeja, Lagos: Lantern Books, yuuni 2009.
* *Zoba and his Gang*. ((Bihi lahabali kundil). Ikeja, Lagos: Lantern Books, yuuni 2009.
* *Things Fall Apart @ 50*, Special Edition, LARES, A Journal of Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 16. No 3 (yuuni 2008). Edited with Dr. Adetokunbo Pearse.
* *Waiting for Dawn* (yeltoɣ'taɣimalisi) (Ibadan: Kraft Books Ltd.) Yuuni 2010.
* *The Slave Girl*. ((Bihi lahabali kundi) Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd, yuuni 2010.
* *The Dwarf's Story*. ((Bihi lahabali kundil) Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd, yuuni 2010.
* *The Return of the Thief*. ((Bihi lahabali kundi) Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd, yuuni 2010.
* *The Boy and his Dog* ((Bihi lahabali kundi) Lagos: Eph Communications Ltd, yuuni 2010.
* *Hands that Crush Stone*. (kperigu Ibadan: University Press Plc, yuuni 2010.
* *Barmaid and the Witches of Izunga*. (kperigu) Ibadan: University Press Plc, yuuni 2010.
* *Roses and Bullets*. (lahabali kundi Lagos: Jalaa Writers' Collective, yuuni 2011.
* *Toki Learns the Hard Way*. Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd, yuuni 2011.
* *Mina the Shy Girl*. Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., yuuni 2011.
* *Kidnapped at Noon*. Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., yuuni 2012.
* *Mina the Shy Girl*. Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., yuuni 2012.
* *Seyi's Strong Voice*. Lagos: Melrose Books and Publishing Ltd., yuuni 2012.
* *Dancing Mask*, Ibadan: Kraft Books, yuuni 2013.
* *Singing in the Rain & Other Poems for Children*. Ibadan: University Press, yuuni 2014.
* *Ona and the Dwarf* (co-authored with Odinaka Azubuike). Benin: God Scholars' Publishers (GSP), yuun 2014.
* *The Eagle and Other Poems for Secondary Schools*. Benin: God Scholars' Publishers (GSP), yuuni 2014.
* *Footmarks: Poems on One Hundred Years of Nigeria's Nationhood*. Co-edited with Naza Amaeze Okoli. Ikeja, Lagos: ICS Services Limited, yuuni 2014.
* *Mixed Legacies*. Ibadan: University Press, yuuni 2019.

### Fiction

* *The Last of the Strong Ones*, Lagos: Vista Books, yuuni 1996.
* *House of Symbols* , Lagos: Oracle Books Limited, yuuni 2001.
* *Children of the Eagle* , Lagos: Vista Books, yuuni 2002.
* *Rhythms of Life* (lahabali jihi), London: Karnak House, yuuni 1992.
* *Echoes in the Mind* (lahabali jihi)), Foundation Publishers, yuuni 1994/ Vista Books, yuuni 1996.
* *Rituals & Departures* (lahabali jihi)), London: Karnak House, yuuni 1996.
* *Fratures & Fragments* (lahabali jihi) Lagos, African Cultural Institute, yuuni 2006.
* *Adventures of Anum the Tortoise*. Lagos: Lantern Books, Literamed Publications, yuuni 2006.
* *My Cousin Sammy*, Ikorodu: The Book Company, yuuni 2007.
* *Fire from the Holy Mountain*, Ibadan: University Press, yuuni 2007.
* *Trafficked*. Ikeja: Lantern Books, Literamed Publication, yuuni 2008.
* *Heart Songs* (yeltoɣ'taɣimalisinima), Ibadan: Kraftbooks, yuuni 2009.
* *Magic Breast Bags*. Ibadan: University Press PLC, yuuni 2019.
* *Silver Lining. An Anthology of Nigerian Literature*. Co-edited with Folu Agoi. A publication of PEN Nigeria Centre. Yuuni 2019.
* *Metaphor for Happiness & Other Stories*. G.M.T. Emezue, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo et al. (eds). Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press. Yuuni 2019.
* *Tolerance & Other Poems*. G.M.T. Emezue, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo et al. (eds). Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press. Yuuni 2019.
* *Contours of Tolerance*. G.M.T. Emezue, Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo et al. (eds). Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Press. Yuuni 2019.
* *Resident Alien & Other Stories*. Ada Uzoamaka Azodo and Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo (eds). Goldline & Jacobs, USA, yuuni 2020.
* *A Million Bullets and a Rose*. London: Abibiman Publishing, UK. Yuuni 2022.
* *Broken Bodies, Damaged Souls & Other Poems*. Lagos: Purple Shelves Limited, Yuuni 2022.
* *Do Not Burn my Bones & Other Stories*. Lagos: Purple Shelves Limited, Yuuni 2022.

### Non-fiction

* *Fact & Fiction in the Literature of the Nigerian Civil War*, Lagos: Unity Publishing & Research Company, yuuni 1992.
* *Gender Issues in Nigeria – A Feminine Perspective*, Lagos: Vista Books, yuuni 1996.
* *A Companion to the Novel*, Lagos: Vista Books, yuuni 1998.
* *The Literatures of War* (edited with Liz Gunner), SOAS, University of London.
* *Wings of Dawn: An Anthology of New Writing by Nigerian Women* (edited with Ronnie Uzoigwe), British Council, Lagos, yuuni 2006.
* *Literature, Language and National Consciousness* (edited with K. King-Aribisala), Lagos: University of Lagos Press, yuuni 2006.
* *Snail-Sense Feminism: Building on an Indigenous Model*. Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, yuuni 2012.

* kachi Adimora-Ezeigbo", in *Growing Up*, Action Health Incorporated, Vol. 17, No 14, December yuuni 2009, p.&nbsp;20.

### Sabbunima din be baŋsim yeligibu kundinima ni

* Ezeigbo, T. A. (Yuuni 1982). "The Grotesque in Armah's Fiction". *The Journal of Literary Society of Nigeria* (*JSLN*), vol. 1, pp.&nbsp;36–45.
* — (yuuni 1982). "Rebels Against Igbo Traditional Values: A Study of two of Ekwensi's Igbo Heroines", in *Journal of SPILC*, Vol. 1, pp.&nbsp;51–54.
* — (Yuuni 1983 hali ni yuuni 1991). "A Sign of the Times: Social Criticism in Alex La Guma's Time of the Butcherbird" in *Selected Acts of the MLAN Conference in Calabar*. Appeared also in Literary Half Yearly (Mysore: India, 32, 1, 1991).
* — (1984/85). "Ola Rotimi and the Oedipus Legacy", in *Lagos Review of English Studies* (*LARES*), Vol. VI. VII, pp.&nbsp;175–185.
* — (1988). "Artistic Responsibility: Male Characterization in Buchi Emecheta's Novels", in *LARES*, Vol. 10, pp.&nbsp;126–136.
* — (1988). "Functionality in Literature: Art and Propaganda" in *Savana, A Journal of Environmental and Social Sciences* (Zaria: Ahmadu Bello University), Vol. 10, No. 1, pp.&nbsp;78–83.
* — (1990). "Traditional Women's Institutions in Igbo Society: Implications for the Igbo Female Writer" in *African Languages and Cultures (London: SOAS, University of London) 3, 2, pp.&nbsp;149–165.*
* — (1992). "The Clash of Ideals in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls", in LARES. Vols. XI–XII, 1989–92. pp.&nbsp;240–252.
* — (1993). "The Enemy Within: Women Against Women in Novels by Selected Nigerian Female Writers" in Ihafa – A Journal of African Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1992–1993, pp.&nbsp;1–13.
* — (1997). "Technique and Language in Ba's So Long a Letter, El Saadawi's Women at Point Zero and Warner-Vieyra's Juletane, in *CALEL* (*Currents in African Literature and the English Language*), University of Calabar, Vol. 1, No. 1, March 1997, pp. 113–125.
* — (1999). "Gender in African Literature: The Politics of Exclusion and Inclusion" in *Lagos Notes & Records*, Vol. 8, pp.&nbsp;25–45.
* — (2000). "The Dynamics of Literary Response: Students as Readers of African Women's Writing" in *Reading Africa: African Research & Documentation* – A Special Issue of *Journal of the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa*, No. 83. Produced jointly with the African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge, U.K., 2000, pp.&nbsp;37–47.
* — (2003). "An Acid in the Feel of Things': The Short Fiction of Ben Okri", in Lagos Review of English Studies (LARES), University of Lagos, vol. 14 Nos. 1&#x26;2, pp.&nbsp;105–119.
* — (2005). "From the Horse's Mouth: The Politics of Remembrance in Women's Writing on the Nigerian Civil War", in Body, Sexuality, and Gender: Versions & Subversions in African Literature 1, edited by F. Veit-Wild & D. Naguschewski, Special Issue of **, Amsterdam – New York, NY 2005.
* — (2008) "The Poetry of War: Chinua Achebe and Siegfried Sassoon", in *Things Fall apart @ 50*, edited by Akachi Ezeigbo & Adetokunbo Pearse, Special Issue of *LARES: A Journal of Language and Literary Studies*, Vol. 16. No 3 (2008)
* — (2013) "The Lizard and the Iroko: Reflections on Nigerian Literature 23 and Criticism since the 1960s" in *Journal of Nigerian English and Literature* (*JONEL*), Volume 9, January 2013, pp.&nbsp;42–54.
* — (2017) "Unity in Diversity in the Household of African Feminism: A Response to Di-Feminism" in *Journal of Igbo Studies Association* (ISA, USA), Special Edition, 2017.
* — (2017) "Justice Begets Peace: Literature, Insecurity and Societal Reorientation", in *Journal of the Literary Society of Nigeria* (*JLSN)*, Issue 9, June 2017, pp.&nbsp;19–31.
* — (2018) "Synthesizing Difference: Transcultural Movements in Contemporary African and African Diaspora Literature" in *Currents in African Literature and the English Language* (*CALEL*), Volume VIII, May 2018, pp.&nbsp;1–7.
* — (2019) "Balancing the Gender Equation in the Criticism of African Literature", in *[[African Literature Today]]* (*ALT*), 37. 2019, pp.&nbsp;88–103

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