Biography Intro: Elechi Amadi (12 May 1934 – 29 June 2016) was a former member of the Nigerian Armed Forces. He was an author of plays and novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs, and religious practices prior to contact with the Western world. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 debut novel, The Concubine, which has been called “an outstanding work of pure fiction”

NAME:  Elechi Amadi

DATE OF BIRTH: May 1934 – 29 June 2016

PLACE OF BIRTH:  Ikwerre local government

OCCUPATION: Novelist

EDUCATION: Elechi Amadi attended Government College, Umuahia (1948–52), Survey School, Oyo (1953–54), and the University of Ibadan (1955–59), where he obtained a degree in Physics and Mathematics.

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WHAT HE/SHE IS FAMOUS The Concubine (1966)