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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 30 Jun 2016

    Nigerian author Elechi Amadi has died. Tell us what you love about his work via Whatsapp audio message +447734778817pic.twitter.com/SmNXxFdK6K

    5:19 AM - 30 Jun 2016
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      1. Ekpere Nwankwo‏ @EkpereNwankwo 30 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @opuj He was a #WellKnownBiafranSaboteur #ThatIsWhyYouCelebrateHim! @bbcafrica #ColonialSlaveDrivers #Biafra!!

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      1. Taban Alex Donato‏ @tabanDona1 30 Jun 2016
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        Loved his work, my favorite being the #concubine did it in high sch in literature class rich and #African

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      1. Tinuola‏ @tynolah 6 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        his books will continue to be phenomenal. "The Concubine" throws more light on African myths and the African woman. . .

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      1. Ishiombo‏ @Ishiombz 30 Jun 2016
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        I loved Elechi Amadi's prose and description about African beauty.

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      1. Duke Nuworkpor‏ @NdcKetu 30 Jun 2016
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        eeee. ..The Cuncubines. ...sad

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      1. PATRICK K. ZIWU‏ @kojoziwu 30 Jun 2016
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        I read 'The Concubine' in the University.

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      1. Amayore‏ @amayore_yore 30 Jun 2016
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        Elechi's Concubine simplifies a myth that had plagued some African women till date. It is enjoyable yet expository

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      1. Dieudomagopo‏ @df6b68e0ce1d4c2 30 Jun 2016
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        I Loved bis work intitled "Thé Concubine"

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      1. Gio D.E. Nkegbe‏ @GNkegbe 30 Jun 2016
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        prayers and beautiful artwork

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      1. Emmanuel Adesegun‏ @pathdwellers 30 Jun 2016
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        http://hpdcoachakeem.blogspot.com/2016/06/21st-pan-africanism-global-game.html …

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      1. tendayi musvibe‏ @tmusvibe1 30 Jun 2016
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        May His dear Soul rest in eternal peace.

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      1. Sammuel.E.Precious‏ @presco3d 30 Jun 2016
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        THERE NT TO TELL FACT IS MANY NIGERIA READER DNT KNW HIM AS OUR SCH LITERATURE SYLLABUS IS FULL OF FOREIGN AUTHORS

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      1. Masato Wasira Bokore‏ @WaBokore 30 Jun 2016
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        May He RIP..i read the Great Ponds as part of my O-level secondary school literature,and i wrote my f4 exams using his material.

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      1. felix mapale‏ @MapaleFelix 30 Jun 2016
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        how I love his book the concubine "the vivid picture it gives in the introduction.

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      1. Nuno Carlito‏ @nuno_carlito 30 Jun 2016
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        love his work favorite being his work of #Concubine did it in my high school in literature class.

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      1. Koku‏ @VoltarianFist 30 Jun 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        lost count of how many times I read his book "The Great Ponds". Elechi Amadi's is part of the reason I write. #RIPElechiAmadi

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      1. Kenneth Jabes‏ @jabesken 30 Jun 2016
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        great son of the soil

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