joseph1832:
The Passport Of Mallam Illia. El kanemi's daughter, where the king made men fight for his daughter's hand.

*my signature reads "cis vis pacem parabellum, translation, "if you want peace, prepare for war".

Goddammit bro! you're good.

I love that book and it made me abandon my other books and of course you've got to hide and read adult books.

That's the title - ''The Passport Of Mallam Illia'' it was provocative and the suspense was just something out of this world.

Did you finish it?

Five books you must have read as a Nigerian except you did not pass through the four walls of a University..
* Use of English 1&2
* Philosophy of science
* Philosophy of Human existence
* Peace and Conflict
* Entrepreneurship Development.

Truckpusher:
Have you read the ''Great pond'' and ''The concubine'' By Elechi Amadi?

Those two were in my high school curriculum...SS2 literature-in-Eng to be precise but I read them in JS2

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my own list

1. how Europe underdeveloped Africa by Walter rodney
2. confession of an economic hitman by john perkins
After reading these books your zeal of being a nationalist like awolowo,azikwe, will reach 101%

I've read nos. 1, 2 and 5.

I think The Jero Plays, The Boy Slave, An African Night Entertainment, Arrow Of God, The Joys Of Motherhood, Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again, The Drummer Boy, The Virtuous Woman, and one novel like that about Akpan's travails with smugglers which features a one-eyed Sunday should also make the list.

Read this book? This wan wen nor get meaning sef

sketcherJ:
5. Nigerian constitution

Nigeria has had a series of constitutions. The current constitution was enacted on 29 May 1999, the constitution was converted into ebooks and apps for java, blackberry and android users, thereby making more people have access to it and many Nigerians reading it.

You can download the full eBook at the source


Source http://dandywriter..com.ng/2015/12/five-books-you-must-have-read-as_23.html?m=1#sthash.3fhA6QSE.dpuf

Truckpusher:
Where is the concubine by Elechi Amadi
The lion and the jewel by Wole Soyinka
This book written by Cyprian Ekwensi? I've forgotten the title sha.

cyprian Ekwensi....the drummer boy

kateskitty:


The concubine, yes
Great pond, no

Did the story line of the 'concubine' touch your emotions ?

How did you feel when you read that book?

At a point I hated Ekwueme for showing such weakness and emotions over a woman but at a point I pitied him that he had to go all through that simply because he was in love ? Because I don't even understand what love was back then until I got myself a girlfriend two years after I read that book.

What was your perception and the mental image you had about Ekweme or Ekwueme?

Echoes of hard times

This is our chance

The trials of brother Jero

The bottled leopard

One week one trouble

African Child

Second chance

So long a letter

Joseph the village boy

Trouble in form six

The incorruptible Judge

Jagua Nana's Daughter

dejavubobo1:

u forgot ifeanyi and obi.. did we attend the same school..?

Lolz

Truckpusher:
What was the story line again?

Abu, a poor man was deprived of a girl he loved, zainobe, who was married off to a rich man. In his anger, he went far away from home to seek revenge which he was able to administer trough Kyauta, the son of the rich man.

How come "There was a country" by achebe not on the list

nairalandstinks:


Abu, a poor man was deprived of a girl he loved, zainobe, who was married off to a rich man. In his anger, he went far away from home to seek revenge which he was able to administer trough Kyauta, the son of the rich man.

That was how the phrase 'Kurmin Rukiki' came to be ,right?

*RObinson Crusoe
*The lion and the Jewel
*Koku Baboni
*Weep not child by Ngugi Wa thiongo
*Things fall apart

I Read "Hw i eradicate corruption" by GEJ, "I will eradicate bokoharam" by PMB

Truckpusher:
That was how the phrase 'Kurmin Rukiki' came to be ,right?

very right.

Truckpusher:
Goddammit bro! you're good.

I love that book and it made me abandon my other books and of course you've got to hide and read adult books.

That's the title - ''The Passport Of Mallam Illia'' it was provocative and the suspense was just something out of this world.

Did you finish it?

I was raised by a teacher. Books and tv were all I ever knew when I was a kid.

Does that answer your question?

Adekdammy:

cyprian Ekwensi....the drummer boy

The drummer boy was another great book of inspiration written by Ekwensi.

That guy was good.

May his gentle soul rest in the bosom of the Lord - He gave us knowledge and wisdom in it's purest form undiluted.

"Sizwe banzi is dead" chai I miss that book.

OMG, is this a book reading club? *walking out of thread*

Truckpusher:
Did the story line of the 'concubine' touch your emotions ?

How did you feel when you read that book?

At a point I hated Ekwueme for showing such weakness and emotions over a woman but at a point I pitied him that he had to go all through that simply because he was in love ? Because I don't even understand what love was back then until I got myself a girlfriend two years after I read that book.

What was your perception and the mental image you had about Ekweme or Ekwueme?

joseph1832:
I was raised by a teacher. Books and tv were all I ever knew when I was a kid.

Does that answer your question?

Lol, ayaf hear you.

kateskitty:
OMG, is this a book reading club? *walking out of thread*

Not at all ,just wanted to know your perception about those characters.

Datz all.

sweetguy10:
*RObinson Crusoe
*The lion and the Jewel
*Koku Baboni
*Weep not child by Ngugi Wa thiongo
*Things fall apart

Koku Baboni!!!!

Thank you!

Rubbish list how about Harry potter

Nice list OP..
ave read all except No.4..
Meanwhile Burning Grass by Cyprian Ekwensi and The Beautiful ones are not yet born by Ayei Kwei Armah were also popular too

I have read 1, 2, 3 and as a lawyer part of 5. Nobody can actually claim to have read the constitution, its not a novel is more for reference

Truckpusher:
Where is the concubine by Elechi Amadi

The lion and the jewel by Wole Soyinka

This book written by Cyprian Ekwensi? I've forgotten the title sha.

I guess you mean The Potter's Wheel by Cyprian Ekwensi.
The Concubine was probably the best African novel I've read. And how can i forget The Second Dream (can't remember the author now), The Creator of Horror by Steve Umeadi ( remembering it alone brings tears to my eyes), Isara by Wole Soyinka, The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born, The African Child and many more. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of most of these novels again even though I bought them with the little I saved as a student...............Reminisce of the good old days

3 out of the 5 books listed by the OP were all written by Anambrans..truly the light of the entire black race!

Things Fall Apart- Chinua Achebe

Eze Goes to School- Onuora Nzekwu

Half of a yellow Sun- Chimamanda Adichie

Dia was a country

And of course not forgetting The Passport Of Mallam Illah, Weep not Child by Ngugi Wa Thiongo great books too