Dear Chidi,
Thanks for the information. How are the mighty fallen. I contacted him a few years ago when I was thinking of my daughter who studied Creative writing and Drama in the UK to turn of his novels into a film.
He was a great writer in the league of Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe (his Government College Umuahia fellow alumnus) but as he did not have the huge backing of a resourced Yoruba or Igbo group behind him (and his role in the Nigerian civil war), he did not get as much acclaim as he deserved.
When I was in touch with him he was in his mid-70's but I hope and pray he hit the 80's before he departed to meet his ancestors.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
On 30 June 2016 at 11:38, Chidi Anthony Opara <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:
Ace story teller, Elechi Amadi has just joined the ancestors. He will be greatly missed.
CAO.
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