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Description | Professional Certificate (Colonial), 1946-1947. Application form for Oversea Students, June 1946 Outline of programme of visit for Mr Fagunwa, 23/5/1947 Letters of reference, May 1946 Registration forms, June 1946 School Practice Record Reports on Practical work Activity Form (Background), Session 1946-47 Includes photograph of Fagunwa Includes correspondence between Fagunwa and Institute regarding Fagunwa's next novel, written in Yoruba. Includes correspondence detailing elements of Fagunwa's life as an author and in futher education, 1947 - 1955
Nigerian Author of first novel in Yoruba and one of the first in any African Language,1939. Major influence on African writers, esp. Wole Soyinka and Amos Tutuola. There are many articles and book chapters about Daniel Fagunwa which are available via UCL Explore. The English translation of his novel 'Forest of a Thousand Daemons: A Hunter's Saga' was translated by Wole Soyinka. |