Nigerian novelist Elechi Amadi, 82, died Wednesday at the Good Heart hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers. A retired captain of the Nigerian Army, Amadi served in the 3rd Marine Commandos. He was one of the frontrunners of African literature and an award recipient of the Nigerian Academy of Letters. Amadi lived in Aluu until his death. His works include The Concubine, The Great Ponds, Isiburu, Sunset in Biafra, Dance of Johannesburg, Peppersoup, The Road to Ibadan, The Slave, Estrangement and the Woman of Calabar.
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