Eghosa Imasuen

Eghosa Imasuen (born 19 May 1976) is a Nigerian novelist, medical doctor, and publisher. He is the co-founder of Narrative Landscape Press and is highly regarded for his realistic literary representations of youth culture, post-Biafra identity, and campus life in 1990s Nigeria. Quotes Nemesis, she was too slow. She was a crippled, ineffective, bitter old bitch. Fine Boys (2012), character reflection on justice and campus violence, text excerpt reviewed via Literary Everything Archive. The light that seeped in through the sheer curtains bathed everything in a blue translucence that made the room look like one of those Igbo market shops where the most awful pair of jeans miraculously became a pair of Versace specials. Descriptive prose illustrating urban environments, Fine Boys (2012), cited in literary essays on Pa Ikhide Literary Review. It is almost impossible to make a commercial case for these stories beyond the fact that there will always be people who want to read stories that are well told. I publish what I want to read, and believe strongly that there are many people like me who also want to read that work. Discussing the financial landscape of African publishing, interviewed in The Communiqué (June 2026). "‘Fine Boys’ is my most satisfying work to write so far. It did not take a lot from me as its characters were living a life that I had lived. I think what it gave me was the satisfaction of seeing these characters speak as my friends and I spoke. I also saw that these lives were now important enough to be in a book." "The satisfaction an author derives and the reward they seek is to have their work read and loved by readers." "Nigeria can begin to overcome book piracy by ensuring that piracy is painful for the pirates. Right now, the theft of intellectual property is perceived as a victimless crime. There is nothing like a fake book." "Authors can help in nation building by creating and becoming an industry. Also, by becoming the conscience and mirror for their societies." 8 External links Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian writers Category:Novelists from Nigeria