Tony Ubesie | |
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 Tony Ubesie | |
| Born | Anthony Uchenna Ubesie 22 February 1950 St. Barth's Maternity Home, Asata, Achi, Enugu |
| Died | 11 February 1994 (aged 43) Mmaku, Enugu state |
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| Language | Igbo language |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Nigeria |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Years active | 1973 — 1994 |
| Children | 5 |
Anthony Uchenna Ubesie (22 February 1950 — 11 February 1994)[1] was a Nigerian novelist, poet, playwright, broadcaster, educator, community leader, actor, and producer.[2] He is widely known as one of the pioneers of early Igbo literature.[3][4][5]
- ^ Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Steven J. Niven, eds. (2012). "Ubesie, Uchenna Anthony (1950–1994)". Dictionary of African biography. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195382075.
- ^ Emanajo, E. Nọlue (2001). Tony Uchenna Ubesie (1950–1994): The Man and the Artist. pp. 1–19.
- ^ Nwachukwu-Agbada, J. O. J. (1997). "Tradition and Innovation in the Igbo Novels of Tony Ubesie". Research in African Literatures. The Oral-Written Interface. 28 (1). Indiana University Press: 124–133 (10 pages). JSTOR 3819923. OCLC 38214509.
- ^ Akolisa, Uche (15 January 2021). "Igbo Literature: Omenuko, Ije Odumodu, Mbediogu na akwụkwọ Igbo ndị ọzọ ị gaghị echefu echefu maka mwelite ha welitere asụsụ Igbo". BBC Igbo (in Igbo). Lagos. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ Ernest N. Emenyonu (2020). "Tony Uchenna Ubesie: The quintessential Igbo novelist". The Literary History of the Igbo Novel (first ed.). Routledge. pp. 115–124. ISBN 9781003017455.
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