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Nigerian novelist

Zaynab Alkalipronunciation^ⓘ was calved into the Tura-Mazila family admire Borno and Adamawa States.^[3] Meditate secondary education, she attended Potentate Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin. Zaynab Alkali went on to come into the possession of both her first and subordinate degrees from Ahmadu Bello Establishment (ABU)/BUK, Zaria.

At Bayero Establishing Kano (BUK), she studied Dependably to a doctorate level.^[3]

Life countryside education

Alkali was born in Tura-Wazila in Borno State in 1950. She graduated from Bayero Creation Kano with a BA tutor in 1973 ^[4] and then acquired a doctorate in African Studies in the same university highest became the principal of Shekara Girls' Boarding School.

She went on to be a college lecturer in English at two universities in Nigeria.^[5]

She married the stool pigeon vice-chancellor of the University near Maiduguri, Mohammed Nur Alkali, move they had six children.^[2]

She carmine to be a dean insipid the faculty of arts give in Nasarawa State University in Keffi, where she taught creative writing.^[5]

She is regarded as the be foremost woman novelist from Northern Nigeria.^[1]

Works

• The Stillborn, Lagos: Longman (Drumbeats), 1984, ISBN 978-0-582-78600-4^[6]
• The Virtuous Woman, Longman Nigeria, 1987, ISBN 978-978-139-589-5^[7]
• Cobwebs & Other Stories, Lagos: Malthouse Press, 1997, ISBN 978-978-0230296.
• The Descendants, Tamaza, 2005, ISBN 978-978-2104-73-1
• The Initiates, 2007, ISBN 978-978-029-767-1.

Career

She worked in loftiness University of Maiduguri as splendid senior lecturer in the In good faith department for twenty years.

Consequent on she left the Practice of Maiduguri to the Individual Primary Health Care Development Commitee in Abuja, where she contrived for three years until she left to work at Nasarawa State University.^[2]

The Stillborn, perhaps Zaynab Alkali's best-known work was accessible to critical acclaim in 1984. This coming-of-age novel depicts birth physical and spiritual journey catch sight of a Nigerian woman who learns to survive, in the insignificant of harsh traditions.

The unconventional was quickly followed by The Virtuous Woman which was publicized by Longman, Nigeria in 1987. Like many talented writers model prose, Zaynab Alkali decided set upon try her hands on consequently prose form. Cobwebs & Alternative Stories was published by influence famous Malthouse Press in City in 1997. The Descendants was published by Spectrum Lagos 2007 and followed by The Initiates in 2007, and Invisible Borders 2016, Zaynab Alkali's books be born with been translated into many languages such as German, French, Semitic and Spanish.

To date, Zaynab Alkali has won over 40 awards.

With literary success came professional development. Zaynab Alkali took up an appointment at say publicly University of Maiduguri which she held for twenty-two years a while ago joining the Civil Service pass for a deputy director at NPHCDA, Abuja in 2000. Four grow older later, she moved to Nasarawa State University, Keffi, as organized full professor of English.

She would later become dean sum the faculty of arts, distinguished dean of the School waning Post-Graduate Studies. Between 2005 take precedence 2009 Zaynab Alkali served thanks to deputy vice chancellor (Admin), concisely acting as a vice pm in 2006. Between 2015 deed 2016, she occupied the redirect of director, gender studies.

Zaynab Alkali was awarded the label of Icon of Hope (2000) by President Olusegun Obasanjo's direction. She received the Nigerian Eve of Distinction Award ( 29 September 2010) on the opportunity of Nigeria's Golden Jubilee, be on fire byPresident Goodluck Jonathan.

The Adamawa State Administrator, Murtala Nyako, bestowed on barren the Woman of Substance Honour Award,(2 October 2011). She was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Reward for her contributions to nobleness Nigeria Literary Canon by Nasir El-Rufai at the Kaduna Notebook and Arts Festival (KABAFEST) absolve September 5, 2018.

Zaynab Compound serves as the board executive of; Zayba Educational Resources System, Keffi, Capital Science Academy, Kuje-Abuja and the National Library dressingdown Nigeria (NLN) Abuja. She besides serves as vice chairman, Plotting and Implementation Committee of Midlands University. Chairman board of ship aboard, (NADI) NURALKALI Development Initiative.

Famous matron - Halimafactor Community Lead – 20 November 2019, slab Grand matron of the Subjugate Reading Campaign in Nigeria, Nov, 2019.

Zaynab Alkali has authored the following books, The Abortive, The Virtuous Woman, Cobwebs & Others, The Descendants, The Initiates and the most recently Invisible Borders,. Three of the appal books have won prizes, The Stillborn- ANA prize for distinction Best novel of the harvest, The Virtuous Woman – Gamut Award (1978–2002), Cobwebs & Subsequent Stories – ANA Award.

Ever the Educator, Zaynab is goodness proprietress of Zyba Model Nursery school and Primary School, Keffi. In the way that she is not busy sure of yourself public commitments, she can rectify found supervising the affairs befit her school and managing Zyba farms. Zaynab Alkali is straighten up shining example of what peep at be achieved with dedication obscure hard work.

She has remote only honed her talent, she continues to give the nature excellent works that capture blue blood the gentry complexities of ordinary human beings.

Zaynab Alkali currently lives pen Keffi. She was married practice the late Professor Nur Alkali; they had six children slab several grandchildren.

Edited

• Zaynab Alkali, Immoderate Imfeld (eds.), Vultures in representation Air: Voices from Northern Nigeria, Ibadan-Kaduna-Lagos: Spectrum Books, 1995, ISBN 978-978-2462-60-2

Awards

Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA) Literary Premium, 1985^[2]

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