RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Professor Emmanuel Obiechina: Is it true?

May the Soul of Prof. Emmanuel Obiechina rest in peace and may the eternal Ancestors guide him during his next fruitful journey. Prof. Obiechina was among those whose remarkable books shaped our consciousness in our preparation for the West African Examination Council's ordinary and advanced level examinations. His book, Culture, Tradition and Society in the West African Novel, was a highly prized treasure with its own special living space in the library of my alma mater, the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School, Legon.  As the Akans say, "Days fly by like wind and so do our lives."  Opanyin Obiechina nantew yiye. [Fare thee well, our eminent elder].

 

Kwabena.

 

 

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From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pius Adesanmi [piusadesanmi@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 1:05 PM
To: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Professor Emmanuel Obiechina: Is it true?

Just saw this disastrous news. Is it true? Emmanuel Obiechina, Professor Of Literature, Dies Posted: November 8, 2010 - 15:39 Posted by siteadmin caption: Professor Emmanuel Obiechina By SaharaReporters, New York Saharareporters has learned of the death of Professor Emmanuel Obiechina. Obiechina, author of numerous books, including Language and Theme: Essays on African Literature; Culture, Tradition and Society in the West African Novel; An African Popular Literature; and Onitsha Market Literature, was widely regarded as a preeminent authority on African literature and culture. Obiechina, who for many years was a professor at the University of Nigeria (Nsukka), also held fellowships and teaching posts at universities in the UK as well the US – among them, Cambridge University, University of Washington, Seattle, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Ferrum College, Virginia, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, University of Pittsburgh, Bradford Campus, and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. He once served as deputy vice chancellor at UNN as well as education attaché at the Nigerian mission in the US. Professor Obiechina lived in Silver Spring, Maryland with his wife. His family has not released information about his cause of death or funeral arrangements.

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