Who is zainab alkali

Journal Help. Abstract Many African literary critics seem to have some preconceived notions about female writers. Full Text: PDF. References Achebe C. Anthills of the Savannah. Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria Plc.

Alkali, Z. The Stillborn. Lagos, Longman. The Virtuous Woman. The experiences of women remain largely the same irrespective of colour, creed or station. Talent is talent, and would always emerge… such is the case here. Writing, literary talent occurs in virtually everywhere in the world, and it is just a question of time when it would emerge. Such talent might be nurtured to facilitate the process but at the end of the day, a writer will do all they can to succeed. Without stoking so-called ethnic tensions Chinua Achebe was a world class writer from the Igbo people, who have over the years produced many excellent writers.

Ditto Wole Soynka, a Yorubaman who won the Nobel Award for writing, but is just one out of so many brilliant Yoruba writers. Ken Saro Wiwa was from a minority people the Ogonis but he was world class too as a writer. Our mother here, Zaynab Alkali made history too, but what should be of main interest is that she is a talented African woman writer.

And she has been going strong for decades. Interesting profile I always believe that there are many potential African female writers out there; probably they are rarely encouraged. Few women can have the fierce determination and passion of,lets say Buchi Emecheta for one. Zaynab Alkali is a pioneer in her own way, in her own right - like a handful of other extraordinary African female writers. University of Maiduguri.

Rijiyar Zaki, Kano. Since ; Deputy dir. Association of Nigerian Authors; former presd. Leo Club. University of Maiduguri: f. Cambridge Seminar. Longman, London, ; The Virtuous Woman. Gender: Female. Marital Status Single. Name of Spouse.