Tolu Ajayi
Toluwalogo Ajayi (born 1946) is a Nigerian poet and writer of fiction.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Ajayi was educated in Nigeria and the United Kingdom; in the latter country, he qualified in 1970 as a physician at the University of Liverpool Medical School.[1] He also specialized in psychiatry at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada.[1]
Most of Ajayi's novels and stories draw on his medical experience.
Works
[edit]- The Year (London: Macmillan, 1981). ISBN 0-333-35280-7[2]
- The Lesson (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1985)[3]
- The Ghost of a Millionaire (Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria, 1990). ISBN 978-129-174-5[4]
- Eyes of the Night, short story collection including his 1990 BBC World Service winning story "Family Planning"[1] (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991),[5]
- Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone, poetry collection (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991)[6]
- Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings, poetry collection[7] (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1993)
- After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel, story collection[1] (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1995). ISBN 978-33209-1-2[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Killiam, Douglas; Kerfoot, Alicia L. (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature. Westport CT: Greenwood Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-313-33580-8. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
- ^ The Year (worldcat listing). OCLC 59092606 – via WorldCat.
- ^ The Lesson (worldcat listing). OCLC 15734799 – via WorldCat.
- ^ The ghost of a millionaire (worldcat listing). OCLC 26865732 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Eyes of the night (worldcat listing). OCLC 28212762 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone (worldcat listing). OCLC 28439809 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings(worldcat listing). OCLC 36930912 – via WorldCat.
- ^ After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel (worldcat listing). OCLC 35789263 – via WorldCat.
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