The Concubine writer Elechi Amadi dies at 82

Dr. Elechi Amad

The curtains have fallen for one of Africa’s finest writers who had put the continent on the map.

On Wednesday, June 29, Elechi Amadi took his last bow, the master of African literature wrote his last chapter.
The sensational writer died at his home in Port Harcourt aged 82 his family confirmed.

 “Elechi Amadi, the novelist, is dead. He departed today in Port Harcourt at the age of 82,” Bar Wabueze Amadi a relative announced.

The Concubine is regarded as one of the best fiction books ever written.

The Great Ponds was a masterpiece by Elechi Amadi a beautiful story of two villages fighting over a pond.

Amadi is a household name in Kenya popularly known for his novel The Concubine which was used a set book in Kenyan schools for years.

The Concubine is regarded as one of the best fiction books ever written and brought Amadi to global attention.

The other great novel written by Amadi was The Great Ponds which has been referred to as a masterpiece that told the story of two villages fighting over the ownership of a pond.

Some other wonderful gems written by Amadi include: The Slave, Sunset in Biafra and Estrangement.

Elechi Amadi before venturing into writing served in the Nigerian Army and attained the rank of Capain.

Amadi was born in 1934, in Aluu  Rivers State, Nigeria. Before venturing into writing served in the Nigerian Army and attained the rank of Captain.
He wrote his first piece a poem title Penitence 1957.

In 2009 Amadi was kidnapped at his home in Aluu town, Port Harcourt, by masked gunmen but was later released 23 hours later.