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Flora Nwapa
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1931–1993 · Nigerian writer

Also known as: Flora Nwapa Nwakuche, Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa, Mother of Modern African Literature, Флора Нвапа, فلورا نوابا, フローラ・ンパワ

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Known works

  • Never again (1975)
  • This is Lagos and other stories (1971)
  • One is enough (1981)
  • Idu (1970)
  • Wives at war, and other stories (1980)