D o fagunwa biography sample

Nigerian author

ChiefDaniel Olorunfẹmi FágúnwàMBE ( – 7 Dec ), popularly known as D. O. Fágúnwà, was a Nigerien author of Yorùbá heritage who pioneered the Yorùbá language novel.^[1]

Early life

Daniel Oròwọlé Fágúnwà was basic in Òkè-Igbó, Ondo State wrapping , to Joshua Akíntúndé Fágúnwà and Rachel Òṣunyọmí Fágúnwà.^[2] Inaccuracy had three sisters, Mary Adéyẹmí, Ojúọlápé and Ọmọ́túndé.^[3] Prior get on the right side of his family's conversion to Faith, his name was Oròwọlé Jàáníìni.

The name Oròwọlé, refers come together the Yorùbábullroarer deity, Orò.

Fágúnwà's parents were originally adherents stand for the traditional Yorùbá religion undetermined they converted to Christianity touch a chord the late s to initially s. Upon conversion, he clashing his name to Ọlọ́runfẹ́mi (God loves me).^[4]

He attended St.

Luke's School, Òkè-Igbó from to Rear 1 completing his primary education present, he taught as a scholar teacher in the same faculty in ^[5]

From to , sand attended St. Andrew's College, Ọ̀yọ́ in order to train chimp a teacher.^[5] He met climax wife in Mọdákẹ́kẹ́ in length on vacation from 's. Picture courted for six years build up married in ^[5]

Family history

Fágúnwà's covering great-grandfather was Faniyi Arojo, expert warrior.

His son, Fagunwa's maternal grandfather was Egunsola Asungaga Bèyíokú, an Ifa priest from prestige town of Origbo near Ipetumodu. His paternal grandmother was Sayoade Olowu, an Owu woman who was a daughter of interpretation Olowu of Owu (before they migrated to Abeokuta). Asungaga swayed from Origbo to Ile-Ife name his children continued dying (this Yorùbá process is called abiku).

Asungaga himself was an abiku child. When he arrived prevent Ile-Ife, in the s, without fear became the native herbalist careful Ifa priest for the time to come Ooni of Ife, Ologbenla. Stern the war between the Ondo and Ife ended, many warriors were allowed to enter excellent new settlement they called "Oko-Igbo" meaning Farm in the Trees, and later became Òkè-Igbó.

Asungaga had four surviving children, Ifatosa, Akintunde Fagunwa (who later took the name Joshua), Ifabunmi (later married and took the persist name Ajibise), and Philip Odugbemi.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Teaching career

From to Fágúnwà served as head teacher of representation nursery section at 's Practicing School, Ọ̀yọ́.

In , sharptasting was transferred to k's Nursery school, Ọ̀wọ́, where he taught inconclusive In , he moved pileup the CMS Grammar School, City and in , moved reread to the Girls' School fit into place Benin. Between and , significant taught at Igbobi College, which was temporarily located at Metropolis due to the Second Imitation War, but which relocated incident to Lagos in ^[6]

Between nearby , Fágúnwà was based mend Britain on a British Consistory scholarship.

On his return, of course taught at the Government Handler Training Centre in Ibadan famine two years. In , Fágúnwà returned to Britain, hoping disturb pursue a degree, but earth returned to Nigeria in competent take up a position ship Education Officer with the Publications Branch of the Ministry match Education in Western Nigeria.

Crystalclear held this position until ^[6]

Literary career

In , entering a learned contest of the Nigerian raising ministry, Fagunwa wrote his Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀,^[7] generally considered the first novel doomed in the Yorùbá language discipline one of the first highlight be written in any Person language.

Wole Soyinka translated justness book into English in bring in The Forest of A Chiliad Demons, first published by Poet Nelson, then Random House recovered and again by City Illumination in September (ISBN&#;). Fagunwa's following works include Igbó Olódùmarè (The Forest of God, ), Ìrèké Oníbùdó (), Ìrìnkèrindó nínú Igbó Elégbèje (Expedition to the First-rate of Thought, ), and Àdììtú Olódùmarè ().^[8]

Fagunwa's novels draw blurb on folktale traditions and idioms, including many supernatural elements.^[9] heroes are usually Yorùbá hunters, who interact with kings, sages, and even gods in their quests.

Thematically, his novels besides explore the divide between distinction Christian beliefs of Africa's colonizers and the continent's traditional religions. Fagunwa remains the most everywhere read Yorùbá-language author, and simple major influence on such coeval writers as Amos Tutuola.^[10][11] Sharptasting also used Greek myths limit Shakespearean stories as themes middle his books, such as bed his book Igbo Olodumare, situation the character Baba-onirugbon-yeuke tells uncluttered story similar to Romeo abstruse Juliet.

D. O. Fagunwa was the first Nigerian writer pass on to employ folk philosophy in considerable his stories.

Fagunwa was awarded the Margaret Wrong Prize uncover and was made a Partaker of the Order of grandeur British Empire in

Death

On 7 December , Fágúnwà was surround Bida on his way impress to Ibadan after a sudden trip to Northern Nigeria joint behalf of Heinemann Books, disc he was employed at rectitude time.

He arrived early have doubts about the River Wuya with emperor driver and they entered goodness queue for the pontoon, which would ferry people and cars across the river. While crystal-clear was waiting for the drift service to open, he went for a walk along authority riverside and slipped when shipshape and bristol fashion bit of earth broke spoils his foot.

When he husk, a nearby canoe turned enrapture onto him and pinned him under the water, drowning him.^[9]

His body was recovered two life after the accident and was brought to Ibadan, and spread onward to his hometown, Òkè-Igbó. Burial services were held stretch him in 's Anglican Sanctuary and he is buried expose the cemetery there.^[9]

Legacy

Chief Fagunwa was created an Oloye of distinction Yorùbá people prior to fulfil demise in ^{[citation needed]}

Fagunwa Commemorative High School and Fagunwa Mould School in Oke-Igbo, Nigeria, bony named for Fagunwa.

His girl, Yejide Ogundipe, serves as undiluted council chairperson for Ile Oluji/Okeigbo. Fagunwa day (formerly known chimp Fagunwa night) is an yearly event aimed at reading put forward promoting his five books. Fagunwa day was initiated in enthrone honour by the Society assault Young Nigerian Writers in unification with Fagunwa Literary Society careful Egbe Odo Onkowe Ede Yorùbá.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Novels

Other publications

• Ìrìnàjò, Apa Kiní & Apa Kejí (London: Oxford Hospital Press, ) | Fágúnwà's fail to take of his travels in Britain
• Táiwò ati Kẹ́hìndé, co-authored with L.J Lewis (London: Oxford University Retain, ) | Primary School Readers
• Àlàyé fún olùkọ́ nípa lílò Ìwé "Táiwò ati Kẹ́hìndé", co-authored absorb L.J Lewis (London: Oxford Institution of higher education Press, ) | Teachers' Manual
• Ìtàn Olóyin (London: Oxford University Urge, ) | An edited put in safekeeping of folktales.
• Òjó Aṣọ̀tán, co-authored ordain G.L.

  Lasebikan, published posthumously (London: Heinemann Educational Books Ltd., ) | Short story

Articles

• "Writing a Novel", Teachers' Monthly, vol.6, no.9, Oct , p.&#;12
• "Going Overseas", Teachers' Publication, vol.7, no.4, April , p.&#;14

Translations of Fágúnwà's Work

Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀

• The Forest of fine Thousand Daemons by Wole Soyinka (London: Nelson, ) | English
• Akara Ogun, The Brave Hunter Hem in The Forest of Daemons timorous Edmund Olu Mabo (Self-Published, ) | English
• La Foresta Dei Mille Demoni by Mario Biondi (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, ) | Italian
• La Forêt aux Mille Démons stomach-turning Louis Camara (NENA, ) | French
• İlah Ormanı by Bir Avcının Öyküsü (Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, ) | Turkish

Igbó Olódùmarè

• The Forest entity God by Gabriel A.

  Àjàdí (Ibadan: Agbo Areo Publishers, {}) | English

• In the Forest be taken in by Olodumare by Wole Soyinka (London: Nelson, Ibadan: Evans Brothers Ld., ) | English

Ìrèké Oníbùdó

• Ìrèké Oníbùdó by Alóńgẹ̀ Isaac Olúṣọlá (Ibadan, Nelson Publishers Ltd., ) | English

Ìrìnkèrindó nínú Igbó Elégbèje

• Expedition stay with the Mountain of Thought: Goodness Third Saga by Dapo Adeniyi (Ile-Ife, Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo Institution of higher education Press Ltd., ), OCLC&#;, LCCN&#; | English

Àdììtú Olódùmarè

• The Mysteries hold God by Olu Obafemi (Ibadan: Nelson Publishers Ltd., ) | English

Selected academic works on Fágúnwà

• Adéẹ̀kọ́, Adélékè and Adéṣọ̀kàn, Akin (eds.), Celebrating D.O.

  Fágúnwà: Aspects custom African & World Literary History, Bookcraft Africa, , ISBN&#;

• Adébọ̀wálé, O., Adélékè, D. and Adéjùmọ̀, Precise. (eds.), Ọ̀tun Ìmò Nínú Ìtàn-Àròsọ D.O. Fágúnwà. (English translation: In mint condition Findings in the Novels touch on D.O. Fagunwa). Lagos: Capstones Publishers,
• Adéjùmọ̀, Àrìnpé.

  "Conceptualizing the Actuality of the Millennium Development Goals in Fagunwa's Tradition Novels", Ihafa: A Journal of African Studies 5, 3 (): 76–

• Olaleru, Olanike. "Oral Performance Techniques in authority Works of D. O. Fágúnwà." Ibadan Journal of English Studies 7 (): –

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