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Elechi Amadi (born 12 May 1934) is a Nigerian author of plays and novels that are generally about African village life, customs, beliefs and religious practices, as they were before contact with the Western world. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 first novel, ''The Concubine'', which has been called "an outstanding work of pure fiction".〔Eldred Jones, "African Literature 1966-1967", ''African Forum'', vol. 3, no. 1, p. 5.〕 ==Biography== Born in 1934, in Aluu in the Ikwerre local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria, Elechi Amadi attended Government College, Umuahia (1948-52), Survey School, Oyo (1953-54), and the University of Ibadan (1955-59), where he obtained a degree in Physics and Mathematics. He worked for a time as a land surveyor and later was a teacher at several schools, including the Nigerian Military School, Zaria (1963-66).〔Hans M. Zell, Carol Bundy, Virginia Coulon, ''A New Reader's Guide to African Literature'', Heinemann Educational Books, 1983; pp. 350-351.〕 Amadi served in the Nigerian army, remained there during the Nigerian Civil War, and retired at the rank of Captain.〔(Elechi Amadi website, CV. )〕 He then held various positions with the Rivers State government: Permanent Secretary (1973-83), Commissioner for Education (1987-88) and Commissioner for Lands and Housing (1989-90). He has been writer-in-residence and lecturer at Rivers State College of Education, where he has also been Dean of Arts, head of the literature department and Director of General Studies. On 13 May 1989 a symposium was held at the University of Port Harcourt to celebrate Amadi's 55th birthday. In May 2004, a conference was organized by the Association of Nigerian Authors, Rivers State Branch, to mark Elechi Amadi's 70th birthday.〔(Preface to Seiyifa Koroye, ''Critical Perspectives on Elechi Amadi'' ), Port Harcourt: Pearl Publishers/Association of Nigerian Authors.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elechi Amadi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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