Famous Novelist,Elechi Amadi dies at 82

Elechi Amadi, the novelist, is dead. He departed today in Port Harcourt at the age of 82. A member of the family , confirmed the developments. I Born on 12 May 1934, Amadi’s plays and novels are generally about pre-colonial African village life, customs, beliefs and religious practices. Amadi is best regarded for his 1966 first novel, The Concubine, which, according to Wikipedia, has been called “an outstanding work of pure fiction”. The Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, described him as a great Nigerian who will be greatly missed. He was quoted by Vanguard: “Captain Elechi Amadi, certainly was a man of many parts who touched lives in many ways. And he will be remembered for good by many people who met him physically or through his books. He was a well known author, publisher, soldier and statesman who was concerned about a better society". He will be remembered for his great books like the Concubine, the Great Ponds, Sunset in Biafra,the Slave and a collection of poems.