Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu is the author of God of Poetry, Satan's Story, A Play of Ghosts and The Missing Link. A 2008 Caine Prize for African Writing nominee, he wrote the text for Scottish photographer Owen Logan's caricature of Michael Jackson's visit to Nigeria entitled Masquerade. He lives in Lagos and is married with children.
Arts & Books

How Not To Steal From The Chimamanda Brand

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
At the drop of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s name a very unfortunate writer can get quite far in recognition. Many literary wannabes want her blurb on...
Nigeria Matters

Umuchu as the Cradle of Confederation

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Umuchu, my hometown, offers the world a fundamental legacy of unity in confederation.   A large and populous town of about 50 square kilometres and...
Interviews & Profiles

Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo: The Passage of the Guru of Fourth Dimension

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
They no longer make men like Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo. In his cherished lifetime he spoke truth to power with unconquerable courage. His clarity of...
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Literary Community Reunites for dispossessed in Awka

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Some of the finest literary minds in Nigeria were in Awka Saturday 14 December for the public presentation of James Eze’s brilliant collection of...
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The Law Is the Last Hope of a Scam

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
What a laugh when it is claimed on high that the law is the last hope of the common man! Law and the common man...
Miscellaneous

Apotheosis of Ironsi

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu -
Ironsi – Nigeria, The Army, Power and Politics by Chuks Iloegbunam; Eminent Biographies (EB), Awka, Nigeria; 2019; 298pp There is an almost general acknowledgment that...
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