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Eddie Iroh
Eddie Albert Okechukwu Iroh (born 21 April 1945) is a Nigerian novelist, journalist and former director of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. He is best known internationally for his trilogy of war novels: ''Forty-eight Guns for the General'' (1976), ''Toads of War'' (1979) and ''The Siren in the Night'' (1982). All were published in Heinemann's African Writers Series. Life Eddie Iroh was born on 21 April 1945 at Mgboma, Imo State in what was then the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria. He attended St. Theresa's Primary School in Mgboma between 1951 and 1957, followed by a correspondence course at the University of London between 1960 and 1965. In 1967 Iroh joined the Ministry of Information in Enugu where he remained for the duration of the Nigerian Civil War. After the war ended in 1970 he moved to the Reuters News Agency. By 1973 he had joined Evans Publishers as an editorial representative, and the following year he became an executive producer at the Nigerian Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinemann African Writers Series
The African Writers Series (AWS) is a collection of books written by African novelists, poets and politicians. Published by Heinemann (publisher), Heinemann, 359 books appeared in the series between 1962 and 2003. The series has provided an international audience for many African writers, including Chinua Achebe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Steve Biko, Ama Ata Aidoo, Nadine Gordimer, Buchi Emecheta, and Okot p'Bitek. History 1958 – Heinemann (publisher), William Heinemann publishes Chinua Achebe's ''Things Fall Apart''. 2,000 hardcover copies were printed and sold at a price of 15 shillings. The book receives widespread acclaim. 1959 – Alan Hill, head of Heinemann’s educational department, visits West Africa. He finds that Achebe remains largely unknown in his home country of Nigeria due to the small print run and high price of his first novel. 1960 – Heinemann Educational Books (HEB) is set up as a separate company and begins to publicise Achebe in Africa. They start to rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |