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Flora Nwapa

Born

in Oguta, Nigeria

January 13, 1931

Died

October 16, 1993

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (13 January 1931 – 16 October 1993) was a Nigerian author best known as Flora Nwapa. Her novel Efuru (1966) is among the first English-language novels by a woman from Africa.

Nwapa, born in Oguta, was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers. While never considering herself a feminist, she is best known for recreating life and traditions from a woman's viewpoint. In 1966 her book Efuru became Africa's first internationally published female novel in the English language (Heinemann Educational Books). She has been called the mother of modern African literature. Later she went on to become the first African woman publisher of novels when she founded Tata Press.

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Average rating: 3.9 · 1,291 ratings · 121 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Efuru 3.94 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 1966 — 16 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
	One Is Enough (African Women Writers Series) 3.83 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1981 — 3 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
	Women Are Different 3.67 avg rating — 66 ratings — 9 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
	Idu 3.94 avg rating — 47 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
	Never Again 3.67 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1975 — 9 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
	Wives at War and Other Stories (Africa Women Writers Series) 3.89 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1992 — 3 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
	This Is Lagos and Other Stories 3.77 avg rating — 26 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
	Emeka - driver's guard; 4.33 avg rating — 3 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 Lake Goddess 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 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
	One is Enough it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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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“We are well,' Efuru replied. 'It is only hunger.'
'It is good that it is only hunger. Good health is what we pray for.”
― Flora Nwapa, Efuru

tags: hunger, poverty

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“There is no problem in this world that cannot be solved.”
― Flora Nwapa, Efuru

tags: african-literature, african-writers-series, nigerian-authors

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“When Efuru went home, Ajanupu could not help admiring her character. "She is a woman among women. I like the way she is carrying her burden. She still loves that imbecile husband of hers and she is going in search of him.”
― Flora Nwapa, Efuru

tags: african-literature, african-writers-series

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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta - Nigeria

14 votes 28.6%

The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna - Sierra Leone

11 votes 22.4%

Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - Uganda

7 votes 14.3%

Hum If You Don’t Know the Words by Bianca Marais - South Africa

5 votes 10.2%

The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta - Nigeria

4 votes 8.2%

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes - South Africa

3 votes 6.1%

Thirty-One Brothers and Sisters by Reba Paeff Mirsky - Unspecified, likely South Africa

3 votes 6.1%

Efuru by Flora Nwapa - Nigeria

2 votes 4.1%

49 total votes

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