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557:(born 1929), novelist, children's writer and lexicographer
417:(born 1944), poet, literary theorist, actor and playwright
335:(born 1950), poet, essayist, folklorist and politician
943:. James Currey & Indiana University Press; 2000.
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Banham, Martin; Gibbs, James; Osofisan, Femi (2001).
448:(born 1977), novelist, short story writer, filmmaker
812:(born 1971), activist, novelist, short story writer
764:(born 1944), poet, novelist and short story writer
667:(born 1940), novelist, playwright, poet and critic
460:(born 1943), novelist, academic, short story writer
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