Must-Read (Auto)Biographies on Igbo Legends

This list features biographies and autobiographies of outstanding Igbo personalities worth studying. Feel free to check back on this list, we’ll be updating it regularly until it reaches its full scope.

I make it a point to read every book before recommending it, so revisit the list from time to time for new additions.


In Quest of Perpetuity: Bio-Sketches of Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu

by IFEZE


EMEKA

by Frederick Forsyth


Flora Nwapa: This Book Must Be Written

by Ejine Olga Nzeribe


My Father's Daughter (My Memoir)

by Onyeka Onwenu


Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected

by Nnedi Okorafor


Book List

  1. In Quest of Perpetuity: Bio-Sketches of Sir Odumegwu Ojukwu by Ifeze

  2. Emeka by Frederick Forsyth

  3. Flora Nwapa: This Book Must Be Written by Ejine Olga Nzeribe

  4. My Father's Daughter - My Memoir by Onyeka Onwenu

  5. Broken Places & Outer Spaces: Finding Creativity in the Unexpected by Nnedi Okorafor

 

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Sloane Angelou

Sloane Angelou is a multifaceted Igbo strategist, storyteller, and writer with a deep passion for exploring the nuances of human existence through the lens of human experiences.

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