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Tony Ubesie
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Tony Ubesie
BornAnthony Uchenna Ubesie
22 February 1950
St. Barth's Maternity Home, Asata, Achi, Enugu
Died11 February 1994(1994-02-11) (aged 43)
Mmaku, Enugu state
Occupation
  • Broadcaster
  • Poet
  • Theatre director
  • Cultural activist
  • LanguageIgbo language
    NationalityNigerian
    Alma materUniversity of Nigeria
    GenreLiterary fiction
    Years active1973 — 1994
    Children5

    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]

    Life and career

    [edit]

    Ubesie was born in AchịinEnugu state on 22 February 1950. He studied Linguistics and Nigerian Languages specializing in the Igbo language at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1976 to 1980.[5] Prior to that, he worked as a farmer and translator for primary and secondary schools. He translated books that was written in English language to Igbo language.[2] He died on 11 February 1994 as a result of a car accident,[5] and according to speculations, he had many unpublished titles.[3][6]

    Bibliography

    [edit]

    According to BBC Igbo[7]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ 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.
  • ^ a b Emanajo, E. Nọlue (2001). Tony Uchenna Ubesie (1950–1994): The Man and the Artist. pp. 1–19.
  • ^ a b 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.
  • ^ a b c 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.
  • ^ Nwachukwu-Agbada, J.O.J. (5 March 2017). "Nigerian written literature since 1914 – Part 1". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  • ^ "Tony Ubesie: Akatamkpo nwoke gbara mbọ maka nkwalite asụsụ Igbo". BBC Igbo. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.

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