Frances W. Pritchett writes about how she became interested in Igbo language after meeting and hosting a Nigerian Igbo student.

“In learning about a language one also learns about the culture that produced it–the beliefs, traditions, habits, attitudes, ways of making a living, interpretations of natural surroundings, ideas about marriage, children, etc. I discovered that my Eurocentric education had left me
sadly ignorant about Africa, so I began to educate myself by reading books by African writers. “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe, had a great impact on me.I developed a desire to see for myself this milieu that was clearly so different from my own.”

In this  dissertation, Henry Ibekwe  calls into question the silently-held presumption that the Latinization (i.e. the use of Latin alphabets in transcription) of indigenous languages in southeastern Nigeria is both necessary and sufficient for their orthography.
The arguments presented herein aim to demonstrate the fact that Latinization has systematically excluded an entire realm of symbols and meanings which facilitate the inter-subjective transfer of ideas; realms that cannot always be navigated by relying upon transcription by way of Latin alphabets.

In order to adequately address several of the weaknesses identified in the Latinized scripts, the author argues for an expanded orthography that is more inclusive and representative of the sociofacts, mentifacts and artifacts that are peculiar to southeastern Nigeria.

Author: Henry Ibekwe

Date of Publication: 2016-07-07

ISBN:978-3659840319

The Real History of Ijebu Igbo attempts to trace the origins of Ijebu Igbo which is in Ogun state, Nigeria. It  is written by Hon Osifeso Olukorede ,Chairman CAC Ijebu North, Ogun state, Nigeria.

Source: Internet Archives – Free Public Domain

Format,Conversion and Book cover: Crater Library & Publisher

A book about Tai Chi Chuan written by Yvonne Huizinga. The book compares Tai Chi Tao the Jan Kraak methods with traditional Tai Chi Chuan and is also  discussing different ways of mindfulness and meditation. Yvonne Huizinga is a recognized teacher for Tai Ji Quan, Chi Kung and more Chinese internal martial arts.

Yvonne Huizinga also runs Tai Chi Uithuizen the school located in the privince of Groningen in the Netherlands Europ

Written by Onwuka,Wilfred in the 1960s. Learn and teach yourself English,  public speaking, letter and telegraph writing,agreements,applications and composition.

The present Igbo dictionary is a much revised and expanded version of the Igbo dictionary published by Kay Williamson, Ethiope Press, Benin City in 1972. Professor Williamson died in early January 2005, with it
still unpublished. The revision was prepared in the 1970s and 1980s and was typed camera-ready in a manuscript submitted to the same publishers in 1983. The publishers first delayed in responding and then
finally admitted they had lost the copy. So only a photocopy of the original typed version exists.

An Igbo playlet by Enyinna Akoma published by Ibadan University Press in 1979. It was published in memory of Micheal Echeruo and 1973 Writers Workshop.

Sly AKA Odogwu has been captured by an unknown group. What do they want with him? Why the sudden interest in his powers?

Odogwu: Paparazzi is the 2nd issues in the Odogwu series by by FourSeven Comic Studio.

To download issue 1 for free: Odogwu #1

The Sayings of the Wise  is a collection of Ibibio – a Nigerian language- proverbs and idioms. It is written by Anietie Akpabio. 

Written by Anietie Akpabio

Marshall Press, 8 Paul Bassey Street, Uyo

Source: Internet Archives (Free Public Domain Book)

A useful guide for creating awareness and explaining  COVID-19 aka Coronavirus in Igbo Language. Written and translated by Henry K.Onyeaka and Chisom Nwaneki.

Written in the 1960s by Mrs. Chinwe Akaosa. In this booklet, we view marriage through the eyes of an Igbo married woman. She explains and gives advice on how to  handle a spouse in a traditional or modern Nigerian home of the 1960s era.

Erimma is an Igbo novel written by J.U.T Nzeako  and translated by Frances W. Pritchett.

Omenuko by Pita Nwana, was published after winning an all-Africa literary contest in indigenous African languages organized by the International Institute of African Languages and Culture. Pita Nwana was the first Igbo to publish fiction in the Igbo language. The first edition was in the Protestant Orthography, but it was soon issued in the other orthographies.

This edition was translated by France W. Pritchett.

Written by Okenwa, Olisah and published in 1963.The Igbos ( written as Ibo or Iboe by some) are an ethnic group found in Southeastern Nigeria, West Africa. This booklet is an exposition on the native customs and laws the Igbos keep. Topics such as Title taking, Gender,Land ownership, Marriage and Courtship laws are covered. It should be noted that some of these customs have been lost or forfeited when Igbos converted to Christianity although it is common to find many who combine African Traditional religion and Christianity.

In the ghetto of Dabala rest the ruin of many underage girl-children
who, under their parents’ watch suffer different forms of sexual
molestation. These mishaps, perpetuated by averagely-affluent men and
women, are characterized by subtle coercions, decoys, and downright
exploitation due to vagrancy and deprivation. Requiem exposes a putrid
society in dire need of redemption, even from the hands of persons
whose duty is to sanitize it. In fact, it depicts the scourge of
female sexual abuse in an intense and gripping narrative. Will Member
set to move to Makurdi to live with a female pastor and her family
suffer the same fate?

This collection of short stories is the tale of the inhabitants of
Lagos city (Koko city), and their deep struggles to eke a living and
subsist deliberately.

You are loved, Lagosians …

Odumodu’s Journey is one of the earliest novels written in Igbo language by Bell-Gam Leopold published in 1963 by Longman, London and translated for English readers by Frances W. Pritchett.

An anthology of modern Igbo verse edited by R.M Ekechukwu and translated to English by Frances W. Pritchett. It includes a glossary.

An anthology of modern Igbo verse edited by R.M Ekechukwu and published by Oxford University Press Ibadan. It includes a glossary.

103 Transformational Quotes and Phrase culled from the book ‘Learning to learn: Developing a Reading Culture‘ by Uma Uche Gabriel aka UC d MC

Compiled by Anyimba Legacy Okezie

To mark the 1st year anniversary of Liber Book club, Enugu, Nigeria, its members  wrote They Came To Stay- a collection of short stories. Not that they are amateurs , they are closet writers who have attempted to produce a literary work  commensurate with that of their  model authors.

This e-book does not only contain short stories themed around mermaids or mammywater as its fondly called in Nigeria. It also features the summary of Liber Book club discussions and a cross word puzzle game of all the books the members  have read as a group.

It is hoped that you will be moved to read those books too and attempt the crossword puzzle game.

The author espouses on the importance of Christians being able to discern what they hear from men and women of God.

Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected leader of the Congo as prime minister. He was assassinated on 17 January, 1961.
The last days of Lumumba is a fictitious drama on how the Congolese leader was allegedly killed.Written by Iguh, Thomas.

Node.js { Server Setup is an open source e-book  by Greg Sidelnikov. It was created to speed up the learning process of setting up the JavaScript-based Node server for building your own applications.

The name of this book, OMEOKACHIE OMENUKO, is something that was done and came out during the life of Pita Nwana.
Many times people plan something they will do but they do not have the dedication to see that the thing comes to pass. People like this try hard and pray that the thing they plan will happen. Prayer without faith through work is not effective. In Pita Nwana’s case, he planned and prayed as well as working for all of those things to go forward the way he expected. It was this that caused his son to give him this name of OMEOKACHIE that is used to name the book.
One who reads OMENUKO of Pita Nwana will wonder if what happened in that book was completely true or if it was a fiction, but if one reads this book OMEOKACHIE OMENUKO it will help him to know who Pita Nwana really was. The person will then know if the things he wrote in that book were factual or if they were folk tales.
Omeokachie Omenuko is a book about the life of Pita Nwana, a special man among men, a man who trusted his personal god and did a special work for the public without receiving any money.

Written by Nkwoh, Marius, this book addresses bribery and corruption in the Nigerian society.it is important to note that as far back as 1965,corruption was a bane to the Nigerian society as much as it is presently.