Flora Nwapa

Overview

Flora Nwapa (née Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa), born Oguata, Eastern Nigeria January 13, 1931 (d. 1993). “Mother of modern African literature.” Publisher; wrote about Biafra War in Never Again, 1975.

Quotations

“What arrogance, what stupidity led us to this desolation, to this madness, to this wickedness, to this war, to this death? When this cruel war was over, there will be no more war. It will not happen again, never again. Never again, never again." (Never Again, p. 73; photo howng.com)