Eghosa Imasuen

Writer

In this talk filled with historical marks and figures, Eghosa Imasuen reminds us all that our present is history in the making and that the men and women of the past were no less human and no less filled with stories than we are. Are we making a history that would be celebrated in times to come? A Nigerian novelist and short story writer, was born in 1976. His last novel, Fine Boys, which chronicles the voices of Nigeria’s post-Biafra generation, was published in 2012 by Farafina. Eghosa has worked as a doctor, having studied medicine at the University of Benin and also as a banker, business manager and publisher. He works for the Book Buzz Foundation, organisers of the annual Ake Arts and Book Festival and is the co-founder of Ouida Limited, a Nigerian publishing and media firm based in Lagos. He currently lives in Lagos with his wife and twin sons.

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