Nigeria Loses Literary Icon, Elechi Amadi at 82 

Nigeria’s literary community has lost an educationist, novelist, and dramatist, and author of the ever green novel ‘The Concubine’ Elechi Amadi has died.


Elechi passed away at the age of 82 yesterday afternoon, 29th of June at a hospital in Port Harcourt.



Elechi Amadi was born on 12 May, 1934 in Aluu community, Ikwerre local government area of River state. The River state government have released a statement mourning his passing. The late literary icon was  among the first generation of African writers and novelists. Some of his works include The Concubine(1966), The Great Ponds (1969), and The Slave(1978).





His book has graced syllabuses in Nigerian schools and his works would live after him. May his soul rest in peace, amen.