Teresa Meniru

Teresa Meniru (1931-1994) was a Nigerian writer of young adult literature and children's stories. Meniru was born in Ozubulu.^[1]

Her work deals with difficult subjects such as child abuse, kidnapping, the status of women in Nigeria and the burden of tradition.^[1] Meniru has also written about the effects of war on women, such as in her book, The Last Card.^[2] Meniru's writing was part of a trend in Nigerian writing that "broadened the scope of African children's and young adult literature by introducing themes and approaches that are relevant to postcolonial times."^[3]

Selected works

• The Bad Fairy and the Caterpillar. Evans Bros. 1970. ISBN 9780237289225.
• The Melting Girl and Other Stories. Evans Bros. 1971. ISBN 9780237289270.
• Omalinze. Oxford University Press. 1971. OCLC 891419936.
• Unoma. Evans Bros. 1976. ISBN 9780237500795.
• Unoma at College. Evans Bros. 1981. ISBN 9780237506308.
• Drums of Joy. Macmillan Nigeria. 1982. ISBN 9789781325663.
• Foosteps in the Dark. Macmillan Nigeria. 1982. ISBN 9789781327117.
• Ibe the Cannon Boy. African Universities Press. 1987. ISBN 9789781481741.
• The Last Card. Macmillan Nigeria. 1987. ISBN 9789781327537.

References

1. Logan, Mawuena Kossi (2006). "Meniru, Teresa". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195307429 – via Oxford University Press. (subscription required (help)).
2. Griswold, Wendy (2000). Bearing Witness: Readers, Writers, and the Novel in Nigeria. Princeton University Press. p. 234. ISBN 9780691058290.
3. Khorana, Meena G. (1998). "African Children's and Youth Literature". The Lion and the Unicorn 22: 136–139. Retrieved 8 February 2016 – via Project Muse. (subscription required (help)).