Professor Isidore Okpewho is, by all standard, a scholar, writer and certainly, a humanist.
Just last month, I had a cause to mention him during a radio programme in which I featured - not knowing that this man of great virtues was in his last days.
We in the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) and, indeed, the entire African literary world, would be missing this eminent personality.
May his soul rest in peace.
Jare Ajayi
On Monday, September 5, 2016 1:36 PM, Amatoritsero Ede <esulaalu@gmail.com> wrote:
Folks,
This is a great loss to africanist scholarship and intellection. Professor Okpewho was a great scholar, no doubt, and man of letters. As I know him from the University of Ibadan, he very humble and approachable man despite his great achievements. May his soul rest in peace! And may his family have the fortitude to bear this great loss.
On 5 September 2016 at 07:19, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
I bring sad news.Professor Isidore Okpewho, our great friend, teacher, and mentor died yesterday. I just spoke with his wife, and funeral arrangements are being made for September. Orations to follow.It was a privilege for me to interact with this great scholar, publishing his last major book in my University of Rochester's Series, Blood on the Tides: The Ozidi Saga and Oral Epic Narratology. He completed this book while sick. A masterpiece, I will talk about this great book after I recover from this shock.A man of grace and elegance, it was always a delight to be with him. I visited him and his wife at their home in Binghamton, where we discussed his collected essays which I also promised to publish for him.I will attend his funeral service and report back.Toyin FalolaToyin FalolaDepartment of HistoryThe University of Texas at Austin104 Inner Campus DriveAustin, TX 78712-0220USA512 475 7224512 475 7222 (fax)
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