Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara was born on April 24th, 1921 and passed away at the age of 97 on March 25th, 2019.

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Gabriel Okara Stats: The most read book by Gabriel Okara on Book Notification is The Fisherman's Invocation, the 5th novel in the African Writers series.

Below is a complete list of Gabriel Okara books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Gabriel Okara is the African Writers Series.

List of Children's Books in Publication Order

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1
An Adventure to Juju Island
1996
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List of African Writers Books in Publication Order (with Chinua Achebe, with Pepetela, with Thomas Mofolo, with Flora Nwapa, with Stanlake Samkange, with Modikwe Dikobe)

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1
Chaka (By: Thomas Mofolo)
1925
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2
Things Fall Apart (By: Chinua Achebe)
1958
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3
On Trial for My Country (By: Stanlake Samkange)
1967
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4
Idu (By: Flora Nwapa)
1970
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5
The Voice
1970
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6
The Fisherman's Invocation
1980
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7
The Marabi Dance (With: Modikwe Dikobe)
1984
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8
Yaka (By: Pepetela)
1996
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List of African Poetry Book Books in Publication Order (with Kwame Dawes, with Ama Ata Aidoo, with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, with Safia Elhillo, with Sherry Shenoda, with Matthew Shenoda, with Tanella Boni, with Todd Fredson, with Keorapetse Kgositsile, with Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, with Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, with Adil Babikir, with John Keene, with Tjawangwa Dema, with Ladan Osman, with Clifton Gachagua, with Len Verwey, with Mahtem Shiferraw, with Christopher Wise, with Mukoma wa Ngugi, with Tsitsi Ella Jaji, with Kofi Awoonor, with Helen Yitah, with Josué Guébo, with Bernard Farai Matambo, with Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun, with Thabile Makue, with Cheswayo Mphanza, with Saddiq Dzukogi, with Uhuru Portia Phalafala, with Mahmoudan Hawad, with Helene Hawad)

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1
The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn (By: Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Tanella Boni, Todd Fredson)
2011
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2
The Promise of Hope: New and Selected Poems, 1964-2013 (By: Kofi Awoonor)
2014
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3
Madman at Kilifi (By: Clifton Gachagua)
2014
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4
The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony (By: Kwame Dawes, Ladan Osman)
2015
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5
Fuchsia (By: Kwame Dawes, Mahtem Shiferraw)
2016
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6
Gabriel Okara: Collected Poems
2016
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7
Logotherapy (By: Mukoma wa Ngugi)
2016
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8
When the Wanderers Come Home (By: Patricia Jabbeh Wesley)
2016
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9
The January Children (By: Safia Elhillo)
2017
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10
After the Ceremonies: New and Selected Poems (By: Ama Ata Aidoo, Helen Yitah)
2017
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11
Beating the Graves (By: Tsitsi Ella Jaji)
2017
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12
In a Language That You Know (By: Len Verwey)
2017
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13
Think of Lampedusa (By: Todd Fredson, John Keene, Josué Guébo)
2017
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14
Stray (By: Kwame Dawes, Bernard Farai Matambo)
2018
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15
The Careless Seamstress (By: Kwame Dawes, Tjawangwa Dema)
2019
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16
Your Body Is War (By: Mahtem Shiferraw)
2019
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17
Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology (By: Matthew Shenoda, Adil Babikir)
2019
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18
Sacrament of Bodies (By: Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun)
2020
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19
‘mamaseko (By: Thabile Makue)
2020
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20
The Rinehart Frames (By: Kwame Dawes, Cheswayo Mphanza)
2021
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21
Your Crib, My Qibla (By: Saddiq Dzukogi)
2021
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22
In the Net (By: Christopher Wise, Mahmoudan Hawad, Helene Hawad)
2022
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23
Mummy Eaters (By: Kwame Dawes, Sherry Shenoda)
2022
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24
There Where It's So Bright in Me (By: Tanella Boni)
2022
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25
Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969–2018 (By: Keorapetse Kgositsile, Phillippa Yaa de Villiers, Uhuru Portia Phalafala)
2023
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List of Gabriel Okara Anthologies in Publication Order

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Rotten English: A Literary Anthology
2007
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Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara was born on April 24th, 1921. Gabriel passed away March 25th, 2019 at 97 years old.

Gabriel Okara was the author of the African Writers series which consists of 8 novels. The African Writers series started in 1925 with the novel Chaka. The most recently released novel in the African Writers series was Yaka which was released in 1996. There are no upcoming novels for the African Writers series.

Gabriel Okara also wrote one book in the Children's Books series called, An Adventure to Juju Island.

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Gabriel Okara: F.A.Q

When was Gabriel Okara Born?

Gabriel Okara was born on April 24th, 1921.

When did Gabriel Okara die?

Gabriel Okara died on March 25th, 2019 at 97 years old.

What was the first book Gabriel Okara wrote?

The first book written by Gabriel Okara was The Voice, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Gabriel Okara wrote?

Their most recently released work was Gabriel Okara: Collected Poems on April 1st, 2016.

How many books has Gabriel Okara written?

Gabriel Okara has written 5 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 1 book in the Children's Books, 3 books in the African Writers Series, 1 book in the African Poetry Book Series.

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