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John Munonye
John Munonye
John Munonye
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John Munonye was born in Akokwa, Nigeria, and was educated at Christ the King
College, Onitsha (194348), the University of Ibadan (graduating in 1952)[1] and
the Institute of Education, London. His first novel, The Only Son, was published in
Heinemann's African Writers Series in 1966, followed in 1969 by its sequel, Obi,
and then Oil Man of Obange (1971). Munonye spent three years as the head of
the Advanced Teacher Training College, Owerri, retiring in 1972 (he would also
give his last public lecture there, entitled "The Last To Go").[2] He worked for the
Nigerian Ministry of Education until 1977, leaving to teach and devote more time
to writing.[1] His other novels were A Wreath for the Maidens (1973), A Dancer of
Fortune (1974), and Bridge to a Wedding (1978), after which he published little.
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