The Bottled Leopard
The Burning Grass by Crypian Ekwensi. Awesome book. definitely worth an adaptation
Mallam Illiad's Passport. Another gem by Crypian Ekwensi

Then there was this book i read about some investigative journalist that was drugged by some evil scheming politician and brainwashed and commanded to assasinate his twin. Something along that line. Can't remember the name or the author

The Last Duty. Or something like that. About the Biafran war. Lovely book. Told in first person narrative from different characters. A book worth adapting to the big screen

Igbo Irunmole (I dunno if this is the full name)

blackwhite boy:
I agree with u,but I also think that "anthills of the savannah by chinua achebe" would make madt sense for a movie. The story is still very relevant and it touches the matter of our ethnic unity and corruption set-up.

Totally agree with you,was wondering when someone would mention anthills of savannah.

In the pot pouri

purple hibiscus by Chimamanda Adichie

the victims,one of the best booksever written

semid4lyfe:
Lots of books have been mentioned here but not all are intriguing enough for me to want to see on the big screen. eg Chike and the River, Eze Goes To School, The Bottled Leopard etc. All these are kid/adolescent books akin to the Enid Blytons, Famous Five, Secret Seven etc that I read while growing up and God forbid I couldn't stay thru' 15mins of them. I be small pickin?
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you are not completely right, from what you said, so there should be no movies for kid/adolescent? Why if I may ask?
for your information, more than 50% of Nigerian population falls into the demographics you so carelessly dismissed.
Do you know that schools take their pupils for excursions? To places like fast food outlets! It that an excursion?
But they could be taken to go watch a movie based on what are used for education - Chike and the River!!!

mike404: THERE WAS A COUNTRY--- PROF CHINUA ACHEBE

LOL!! There will be Riots all over the Country.

And nobody suggested our own IBO BOY WEY LIKE YORUBA by FLOW and mazi omenuko's national year of sex nd comfort

adexsimply: thats what we are saying...am nt even near that age at all..i mean at all at all...and am very familiar with 99% of those books..what it means is that, we dont have good authors again..so its not about age..ok?

Great opportunity for young authors to write good books!

skidos4u: "the secret of nothing". d book is abt d igbo problem of osucast. but i cnt remember d authur.

yeah skido. The secret of nothing is the best ever. And you know, the late sam loko would have been a perfect cast for ugwoagwu-that man with primary school leaving certificate but speak great grammer. I love this book.

[color=#006600][/color]I would G̶̲̥̅o̶̲̥̅ for "Purple Hibiscus"any time.

Sunset in Biafra by Elechi Amadi....
enough action...

dnawah: Mark of the cobra by Valentine Alily,
the Undesirable Element by Mohammed Sule,
Evbu My Love by Helen Ovbiagele.all na pacesetters series

all pacesetters series and toads for supper by Chukuemeka Ike.

Madawaki01: And nobody suggested our own IBO BOY WEY LIKE YORUBA by FLOW and mazi omenuko's national year of sex nd comfort

so sad

A lot of books mentioned here are good enough for adaptation but personally I would love to see film based on experiences of important parts in history like:

Queen Amina of Zaria
The Aba women riot
Nigerian civil war
The life of Nigerian soilders and families
Etc

These stories must be well researched and detailed: casting must be held too not random selection.

And I would love a film based on folklores like the story of the girl whose step mother sent her to a spirit world to fetch water: it has an Alice in wonderland and Cinderalla feel.

Nigeria is made up of more than 250 ethnic groups. That means we have a lot of diverse stories to tell.

symbianDON:
the palmwine drinkard by amos tutuola
adventures of souza

Can't remember the adventures of souza but it was very interesting. . . .

This is our chance

How To Be a Nigerian, by Peter Enahoro

One Man, One Wife by TM Aluko

I Do Not Come To You By Chance, by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

The second chance - Nyengi Koin
Time changes yesterday - Nyengi Koin
The maids are not to blame (forgot the author) and yes, maids!
Ebony wood carver(forgot the author)
The bottled Leopard - Chukwuemeka Ike
Would pay anything to see these books made into movies or given a sequel lol looove them!!

cloudy with a chance of meatballs isnt a nigerian book but it was good as a movie sha.

The incorruptible judge
Unknown tomorrow

Does anyone have any idea where i can obtain a copy of the book "The rescue of Charlie Kalu"?

Lepetitechic:
The second chance - Nyengi Koin
Time changes yesterday - Nyengi Koin
The maids are not to blame (forgot the author) and yes, maids!
Ebony wood carver(forgot the author)
The bottled Leopard - Chukwuemeka Ike
Would pay anything to see these books made into movies or given a sequel lol looove them!!

Ebony wood Carver I love that book. I can't remember the author. I would love to read the book again.


Am still searching for that book. Read it about 18yrs ago y still in secondary school

Also time changes yesterday.reminds me of ibillo