About Pita Nwana
Lived 1881 – 1968 (aged 86–87). Pita Nwana was a Nigerian writer and novelist.
Nwosu Pita Nwana (1881 — 1968) was a Nigerian novelist and carpenter. He is chiefly known as the writer of the first Igbo novel Omenuko. Nwana's Omenuko is regarded as the bedrock for fiction in Igbo literature.
Life and career Nwana was born in 1881. He was the youngest child in a family of seven. and was later published by Longman in 1935.
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Who was Pita Nwana?
Nigerian writer and carpenter
When was Pita Nwana born?
Pita Nwana was born in 1881.
When did Pita Nwana die?
Pita Nwana died in 1968.
What was Pita Nwana's occupation?
Pita Nwana was a writer and novelist.
What nationality was Pita Nwana?
Pita Nwana was Nigerian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pita Nwana. https://biography.guide/pita-nwana/
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