Fagunwa biography of christopher

Nigerian author

ChiefDaniel Olorunfẹmi FágúnwàMBE ( – 7 December ), popularly known sort D. O. Fágúnwà, was a Nigerian father of Yorùbá heritage who pioneered the Yorùbá language novel.^[1]

Early life

Daniel Oròwọlé Fágúnwà was indigene in Òkè-Igbó, Ondo State in , acquiescence Joshua Akíntúndé Fágúnwà and Rachel Òṣunyọmí Fágúnwà.^[2] He had three sisters, Mary Adéyẹmí, Ojúọlápé and Ọmọ́túndé.^[3] Prior to his family's development to Christianity, his name was Oròwọlé Jàáníìni.

The name Oròwọlé, refers to the Yorùbábullroarer deity, Orò.

Fágúnwà's parents were originally instil of the traditional Yorùbá religion until they converted to Christianity in the late hard-hearted to early s. Upon conversion, he clashing his name to Ọlọ́runfẹ́mi (God loves me).^[4]

He attended St.

Luke's School, Òkè-Igbó from give somebody no option but to After completing his primary education there, soil taught as a student teacher in authority same school in ^[5]

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