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Nawfia-Awka, Nigeria

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Born in Nawfia-Awka, a village near the Igbo city of Onitsha in Nigeria, Nwankwo attended University College in Ibadan, gaining a BA in 1962. After graduating he took a teaching job at Ibadan Grammar School, before going on to write for magazines, including Drum and working for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

He wrote several stories for children that were published in 1963 as Tales Out of School; More Tales out of School would follow in 1965.

Writer of short stories and poems, Nwankwo gained significant attention with his first novel Danda (1964),[2] which was made into a widely performed musical that was entered in the 1966 World Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar, Senegal.[1] During the Nigerian Civil war Nwanko worked on Biafra's A ...more

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	Ma Mercedes est plus grosse que la tienne 3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1975 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danda 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1964 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales Out of School (African Readers Library, #2) by Nkem Nwankwo, Adebayo Ajayi (Illustrator) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Mercedes Is Bigger Than Yours 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Na południe od Sahary. Opowiadania afrykańskie by S.F. Aboderin, Peter Henry Abrahams, Adolph Agbadja 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scape Goat 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	More Tales Out of School 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Scapegoat by Nkem Nwankwo, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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