Tony Ubesie Explained

Tony Ubesie
Birth Name:	Anthony Uchenna Ubesie
Birth Date:	22 February 1950
Birth Place:	St. Barth's Maternity Home, Asata, Achi, Enugu
Death Place:	Mmaku, Enugu state
Language:	Igbo language
Nationality:	Nigerian
Alma Mater:	University of Nigeria
Genre:	Literary fiction
Children:	5
Years Active:	1973 — 1994

Anthony Uchenna Ubesie (22 February 1950 — 11 February 1994)^[1] was a Nigerian novelist, poet, playwright, broadcaster, educator, community leader, actor, and producer.^[2] He is widely known as one of the pioneers of early Igbo literature.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Life and career

Ubesie was born in Achị in Enugu state on 22 February 1950. He studied Linguistics and Nigerian Languages specializing in the Igbo language at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1976 to 1980.^[5] Prior to that, he worked as a farmer and translator for primary and secondary schools. He translated books that was written in English language to Igbo language.^[2] He died on 11 February 1994 as a result of a car accident,^[5] and according to speculations, he had many unpublished titles.^{[3] [6]}

Bibliography

According to BBC Igbo^[7]

• Ụkwa ruo oge ya ọ daa (1973)
• Isi akwụ dara n'ala (1973)
• Mmiri ọkụ e ji egbu ibe (1974)
• Ụkpana okpoko buuru (1975)
• Ụkpaka mịịrị onye ụbịam (1975)
• Jụọ Obinna (1976)
• Okokporo (1988)

Notes and References

1. Book: Oxford University Press. 9780195382075. Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.. Steven J. Niven. Ubesie, Uchenna Anthony (1950–1994). Dictionary of African biography. Oxford ; New York. 2012.
2. Book: Emanajo, E. Nọlue. Tony Uchenna Ubesie (1950–1994): The Man and the Artist. E. Nolue Emenanjo. 2001. 1–19.
3. Tradition and Innovation in the Igbo Novels of Tony Ubesie. J. O. J.. Nwachukwu-Agbada. Research in African Literatures. 28. 1. The Oral-Written Interface. 1997. 124–133 (10 pages). Indiana University Press. 3819923. 38214509.
4. Web site: Igbo Literature: Omenuko, Ije Odumodu, Mbediogu na akwụkwọ Igbo ndị ọzọ ị gaghị echefu echefu maka mwelite ha welitere asụsụ Igbo. Uche. Akolisa. BBC Igbo. Lagos. 15 January 2021. 20 April 2022. ig.
5. Book: Tony Uchenna Ubesie: The quintessential Igbo novelist. Ernest N. Emenyonu. The Literary History of the Igbo Novel. first. 2020. Routledge. 115–124. 9781003017455.
6. Web site: Nigerian written literature since 1914 – Part 1. J.O.J.. Nwachukwu-Agbada. 5 March 2017. The Guardian. 22 April 2022.
7. Web site: Tony Ubesie: Akatamkpo nwoke gbara mbọ maka nkwalite asụsụ Igbo. 22 February 2020. BBC Igbo. 21 December 2022.