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They saw each other fairly often and after a fortnight's courting she agreed to marry him. But the man had no money for the dowry. He had just a few pounds for the farm and could not part with that. When the woman saw that he was unable to pay anything, she told him not to bother about the dowry. They were going to proclaim themselves married and that was that.

Flora Nwapa

What arrogance, what stupidity led us to this desolation, to this madness, to this wickedness, to this war, to this death? When this cruel war was over, there will be no more war. It will not happen again, never again. NEVER AGAIN, never again.

Flora Nwapa

Flora Nwapa

Flora Nwapa

Born: January 13, 1931

Died: October 16, 1993 (aged 62)

Bio: Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa was a Nigerian author best known as Flora Nwapa, who has been called the mother of modern African literature.

Known for:

Efuru (1966)
One is enough (1981)
Women Are Different (1986)
Wives at war and other stories (1980)
This is Lagos, and Other Stories (1971)

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