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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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- Never again (1975)
- This is Lagos and other stories (1971)
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