John Munonye

John Okechukwu Munonye was born on 28 April 1929 in Akokwa, the fourth of seven children in a Catholic Igbo farming family. He attended Christ the King College in Onitsha, then studied at Ibadan and at the Institute of Education in London. Principal of the Advanced Teacher Training College in Owerri, he retired from it in 1972, was chief inspector of education for his state from 1973 to 1976, then devoted himself to writing. He also wrote columns in two newspapers. He died in 1999.

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• NovelThe Only SonJohn Munonye · 1966Literature