Ifeoma Okoye

Ifeoma Mokwugo Okoye
BornPossibly 1937
Anambra State, Nigeria
EducationSt. Monica's College, Ogbunike
Alma materUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka; Aston University
OccupationNovelist
Known forChildren's books

Ifeoma Mokwugo Okoye // ⓘ born on 21st December (possibly in 1937) is a Nigerian novelist. She has been referred to by fans as "the most important female novelist from Nigeria after Flora Nwapa and Buchi Emecheta," according to Oyekan Owomoyela.[1] She was born in Anambra State in Eastern Region, Nigeria.[2] She went to school at St. Monica's College in Ogbunike to receive a teaching certificate in 1959.[3] She then graduated from the University of Nigeria in Nsukka to earn a Bachelor of Arts honours degree in English in 1977.[4] She wrote novels including Behind the Clouds,[5] children's novels and short stories, such as The Village Boy and Eme Goes to School.[6]

  1. ^ Owomoyela, Oyekan (2013). The Columbia Guide to West African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press. p. 142. ISBN 9780231512152. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Modern Novel | The world-wide literary novel from early 20th Century onwards". www.themodernnovel.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ Godwin Okondo (14 April 2024). "IWD: Paying homage to pioneering matriarchs of Nigerian literature". TheArtHub. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "IIARD | Home - International Institute of Academic Research and development". iiardpub.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ Okoye, Ifeoma (1982). Behind the Clouds. Longman. ISBN 9780582785557.
  6. ^ Bivan, Nathaniel (2 December 2017). "'My book is tool for gold-winning sentences'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 29 May 2020.