Nigerian-American writer and professor (born 1962)
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Obiwu
Obiwu in 2015 at Central State University
Born
Obioma Paul Iwuanyanwu
(1962-09-10) 10 September 1962 (age 61)
Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria
Nationality
Nigerian American
Occupation(s)
Writer, Professor of World Literature and Critical Theory, Central State University
Awards
Resolution Recognition Greene County Board of Commissioners;
Fellow of International School of Theory in the Humanities;
Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars.
Academic background
Alma mater
Syracuse University
University of Jos
Abia State University
Doctoral advisor
Silvio A. Torres-Saillant, Michael J. C. Echeruo, Gregg Lambert
Academic work
Notable works
The Critical Imagination in African Literature, Tigress at Full Moon
Obioma Paul Iwuanyanwu (born 1962) known mononymously as Obiwu, is a Nigerian-American writer and professor. He is a survivor of the Igbo genocide in Nigeria (1966–1970), and teaches World Literature and Critical Theory in the Humanities Department at Central State University.
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