Teresa Meniru

Teresa Meniru
A Nigerian woman wearing a white blouse and red bead necklace. Standing outdoors.
Teresa Meniru, around 1980.
BornApril 7, 1931
Ozubulu
DiedAugust 24, 1994 (aged 63)
Nationality
Alma mater
Occupation

Teresa Ekwutosi Agbomma Meniru // ⓘ (April 7, 1931 – August 24, 1994)[1] was a Nigerian writer of young adult literature and children's stories.

Early life

Teresa Ekwutosi Agbomma was born in Ozubulu, in Anambra State.[2]

Career

Meniru wrote books for young readers.[3] Her work deals with difficult subjects such as child abuse, kidnapping, the status of women in Nigeria and the burden of tradition.[2] Meniru has also written about the effects of war on women, such as in her book, The Last Card.[4] Meniru's writing was part of a trend in Nigerian writing that "broadened the scope of African children's and young adult literature by introducing themes and approaches that are relevant to postcolonial times."[5]

Personal life

Teresa Ekwutosi Agbomma married engineer Godwin Udegbunam Meniru, a Howard University graduate.[6] They had four sons and three daughters together. She died in 1994, aged 63 years.

Selected works

  • The Bad Fairy and the Caterpillar. Evans Bros. 1970. ISBN 9780237289225.[7]
  • The Melting Girl and Other Stories. Evans Bros. 1971. ISBN 9780237289270.[8]
  • Ọmalinze: a book of Igbo folk-tales. Oxford University Press. 1971. OCLC 891419936.[9]
  • Unoma. Evans Bros. 1976. ISBN 9780237500795.[10]
  • Unoma at College. Evans Bros. 1981. ISBN 9780237506308.[11]
  • Uzo. Evans Bros. ISBN 9780237508166.[12]
  • Drums of Joy. Macmillan Nigeria. 1982. ISBN 9789781325663.[13]
  • Foosteps in the Dark. Macmillan Nigeria. 1982. ISBN 9789781327117.[14]
  • Ibe the Cannon Boy. African Universities Press. 1987. ISBN 9789781481741.[15]
  • The Last Card. Macmillan Nigeria. 1987. ISBN 9789781327537.[16]

References

  1. ^ "WOMEN WRITING AFRICA". aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
  2. ^ a b Logan, Mawuena Kossi (2006). "Meniru, Teresa". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195307429.
  3. ^ Osa, Osayimwense (1987). "The Growth of African Children's Literature". The Reading Teacher. 41 (3): 316–322. ISSN 0034-0561. JSTOR 20199769.
  4. ^ Griswold, Wendy (2000). Bearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria. Princeton University Press. p. 234. ISBN 9780691058290.
  5. ^ Khorana, Meena G. (1998). "African Children's and Youth Literature". The Lion and the Unicorn. 22: 136–139. doi:10.1353/uni.1998.0005. S2CID 143467556.
  6. ^ Lowell Textile Institute (1950–1953). "Register of Students: Graduate Students". Bulletin of the Lowell Textile Institute 1950-1953. p. 93.
  7. ^ Meniru, Teresa (1971). The Bad Fairy and the Caterpillar: And Other Stories. Evans. ISBN 978-0-237-28922-5.
  8. ^ Meniru, Teresa (1971). The Melting Girl: And Other Stories. Evans Brothers. ISBN 978-0-237-28927-0.
  9. ^ Ugochukwu, Clifford N.; Meniru, Teresa; Oguine, Mrs P. (1977). Ọmalinze: a book of Igbo folk-tales. Oxford University Press.
  10. ^ Meniru, Teresa (1976). Unoma. Evans Bros. ISBN 978-0-237-50079-5.
  11. ^ Meniru, Teresa (1981). Unoma at College. Evans Bros. ISBN 9780237506308.
  12. ^ Meniru, Teresa (31 December 1989). Uzo. Evans Brothers, Limited. ISBN 978-0-237-50816-6.
  13. ^ Meniru, Teresa E. (1986). The Drums of Joy. Macmillan Nigeria. ISBN 978-978-132-566-3.
  14. ^ Meniru, Teresa E. (1982). Footsteps in the Dark. Macmillan Nigeria Publishers. ISBN 978-978-132-711-7.
  15. ^ Meniru, Teresa E. (1987). Ibe, the Cannon Boy. African University Press. ISBN 978-978-148-174-1.
  16. ^ Meniru, Teresa (1987). The Last Card. Macmillan Nigeria. ISBN 978-978-132-753-7.
  • Henrietta C. Otokunefor, Obiageli C. Nwodo, Nigerian Female Writers: A Critical Perspective (Lagos: Malthouse 1989).