Background
Akwanya, Amechi Nicholas was born on December 6, 1952 in Awkuzu-Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria. Son of Christian Nwoye-Azuoke Akwanya and Virginia Udeanyinya Aweke-Nkechi.
(Orimili takes his name from the great river that flows th...)
Orimili takes his name from the great river that flows through his hometown of Kokocha - but while the river flows on to the wider world beyond, Orimili is anchored to his home, and yearns to strengthen those ties further. His ambition is to be accepted in the company of elders, to wear the thick white thread of office around his ankle. In this first novel, Amechi Akwanya has created a complex community at the point of irrevocable change. With masterly precision and acute insight he delineates the forces that animate human relationships - that bind them and destroy them, and define society.
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Akwanya, Amechi Nicholas was born on December 6, 1952 in Awkuzu-Onitsha, Anambra, Nigeria. Son of Christian Nwoye-Azuoke Akwanya and Virginia Udeanyinya Aweke-Nkechi.
Bachelor's Degree, Urban University, Rome, 1980. Bachelor, National University Ireland, Maynooth, 1985. Master of Arts, National University Ireland, Maynooth, 1986.
Doctor of Philosophy, National University Ireland, Maynooth, 1989.
Lecturer II University Nigeria, Nsukka, 1991—1994, lecturer I, 1994—1996, senior lecturer, 1996, head department dramatic arts, 1998—2000, head department English, since 2002. Member technical committee University Nigeria/Control Bank Nigeria Internet Project, Nsukka, 1999—2000.
(Orimili takes his name from the great river that flows th...)
Member of Academy Staff Union Nigerian Universities.