Onuora
Nzekwu (born 1928) is a Nigerian professor, writer and
editor who has been writing and publishing assorted books for decades.
His corpus includes general novels, and children's literature (with Eze
goes to school being particularly celebrated)
Nzekwu has been a teacher, writer, and editor. In his (mature) works he explores the internal conflicts inherent in the relationship of the educated Igbo to traditional Igbo culture. After obtaining a teacher’s higher education certificate in 1946, Nzekwu taught for years, subsequently becoming editorial assistant and then editor of Nigeria Magazine. He would later return to federal public service, becoming deputy director with the Federal Ministry of Information.
Nzekwu’s first novel, Wand of Noble Wood (1961), portrays "the futility of a Western pragmatic approach to the problems created by an African’s traditional religious beliefs. To the hero of Blade Among the Boys (1962), traditional practices and beliefs ultimately gain dominance over half-absorbed European and Christian values." His latest work, Troubled Dust (2012) is a hefty book – well over 400 pages in length.
General Works: Wand of Noble Wood (1961), Blade Among the Boys (1962),
Highlife for Lizards (1965), Troubled Dust (2012), Eze goes to school.
Nzekwu has been a teacher, writer, and editor. In his (mature) works he explores the internal conflicts inherent in the relationship of the educated Igbo to traditional Igbo culture. After obtaining a teacher’s higher education certificate in 1946, Nzekwu taught for years, subsequently becoming editorial assistant and then editor of Nigeria Magazine. He would later return to federal public service, becoming deputy director with the Federal Ministry of Information.
Nzekwu’s first novel, Wand of Noble Wood (1961), portrays "the futility of a Western pragmatic approach to the problems created by an African’s traditional religious beliefs. To the hero of Blade Among the Boys (1962), traditional practices and beliefs ultimately gain dominance over half-absorbed European and Christian values." His latest work, Troubled Dust (2012) is a hefty book – well over 400 pages in length.
General Works: Wand of Noble Wood (1961), Blade Among the Boys (1962),
Highlife for Lizards (1965), Troubled Dust (2012), Eze goes to school.
STUDIES
Highlife for lizards, by Onuora Nzekwu. (Audiotape) by F Euba
Three Nigerian novelists by Robin Horton
The Victory of Magic in Two Novels of Onuora Nzekwu by John
Povey (African Studies Association).
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