Teresa Meniru

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

Teresa Meniru
Teresa Meniru, around 1980.
BornApril 7, 1931
Ozubulu
DiedAugust 24, 1994
NationalityNigerian
OccupationWriter

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. 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).
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