Chin Ce
| Chin Ce | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Author |
Chin Ce (born in 1966) is a Nigerian writer of poetry, fiction and essays.
Biography
He was educated at the University of Calabar. He is the author of a fiction trilogy, Children of Koloko, Gamji College and The Visitor.
Chin Ce is also the author of three volumes of poetry: An African Eclipse, Full Moon and Millennial.
His two volumes of essays, Bards and Tyrants: Essays in Contemporary African Writing and Riddles and Bash: African Performance and Literature Reviews, evaluate some aspects and visions of African writing and criticism in the works of Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Wole Soyinka, Nwoga, Chinweizu, Ernest Emenyonu, Nnolim and other new poetry, prose and critical voices from around the continent.
A writer of deep insight and imaginative power, [1]author of a book of stories, The Dreamer and the Oracle dedicated to Chinua Achebe, Ce also edited African Short Stories vol 1 and several works of criticism of African literature. [2]