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'''Toluwalogo Ajayi''' (born 1946) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[poet]] and writer of [[fiction]].<ref name="Student Enc" /> Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Ajayi was educated in Nigeria and the [[United Kingdom]]; in the latter country, he qualified in 1970 as a [[physician]] at the [[University of Liverpool]] Medical School.<ref name="Student Enc" /> He also specialized in [[psychiatry]] at Memorial University in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Student Enc" />
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'''Toluwalogo Ajayi''' (born 1946) is a [[Nigeria]]n [[poet]] and writer of [[fiction]]. Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Ajayi was educated in Nigeria and the [[United Kingdom]]; in the latter country, he qualified in 1970 as a [[physician]] at the [[University of Liverpool]] Medical School. He also specialized in [[psychiatry]] at Memorial University in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]].


Most of Ajayi's novels and [[short story|stories]] draw on his medical experience.
Most of Ajayi's novels and [[short story|stories]] draw on his medical experience.
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Works by Tolu Ajayi:
Works by Tolu Ajayi:


*''The Year'' (1981)
*''The Year'' (London: Macmillan, 1981) ISBN 0333352807 <ref name="wc-Year" />
*''The Lesson'' (1985)
*''The Lesson'' (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1985) <ref name="wc-Lesson" />
*''The Ghost of a Millionaire'' (1990)
*''The Ghost of a Millionaire'' (Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria, 1990) ISBN 9781291745 <ref name="wc-Ghost" />
*''Eyes of the Night'' (1992 short story collection with his 1990 [[BBC World Service]] winning story "Family Planning")
*''Eyes of the Night'' (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991)<ref name="wc-Eyes"/> (short story collection with his 1990 [[BBC World Service]] winning story "Family Planning")<ref name="Student Enc" />
*''Images of Lives'' (1992 [[poetry]] collection)
*''Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone'' (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991)<ref name="wc-Images" /> [[poetry]] collection
*''Motions and Emotions'' (1993 poetry collection)
*''Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings'' (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1993) poetry collection <ref name="wc-Motions" />
*''After A Bad Moon'' (1995 story collection)
*''After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel'' (Lagos, Nigeria : Granny Fatima, 1995) ISBN 9783320912<ref name="wc-Moon"/> story collection<ref name="Student Enc" />


==Notes==
<references>
<ref name="wc-Ghost">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26865732&referer=brief_results |title=The ghost of a millionaire (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Eyes">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28212762&referer=brief_results |title=Eyes of the night (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Year">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59092606&referer=brief_results |title=The Year (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Lesson">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15734799&referer=brief_results |title=The Lesson (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Motions">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36930912&referer=brief_results |title=Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings(worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Images">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28439809&referer=brief_results |title=Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="wc-Moon">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35789263&referer=brief_results |title=After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel (worldcat listing) |work=[[WorldCat]] |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="Student Enc">{{cite book |title=Student Encyclopedia of African Literature |last1=Killiam |first1=Douglas |last2=Kerfoot |first2-Alicia L. |year=2008 |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport CT |isbn=9780313335808 |page=55 |url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/11573530/Student-Encyclopedia-of-African-Literature |accessdate=20 January 2010}}</ref>
</references>



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Revision as of 18:43, 20 January 2010

Toluwalogo Ajayi (born 1946) is a Nigerian poet and writer of fiction.[1] Born in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Ajayi was educated in Nigeria and the United Kingdom; in the latter country, he qualified in 1970 as a physician at the University of Liverpool Medical School.[1] He also specialized in psychiatry at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada.[1]

Most of Ajayi's novels and stories draw on his medical experience.

Works by Tolu Ajayi:

  • The Year (London: Macmillan, 1981) ISBN 0333352807 [2]
  • The Lesson (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1985) [3]
  • The Ghost of a Millionaire (Heinemann Educational Books Nigeria, 1990) ISBN 9781291745 [4]
  • Eyes of the Night (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991)[5] (short story collection with his 1990 BBC World Service winning story "Family Planning")[1]
  • Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1991)[6] poetry collection
  • Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings (Lagos, Nigeria: Granny Fatima, 1993) poetry collection [7]
  • After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel (Lagos, Nigeria : Granny Fatima, 1995) ISBN 9783320912[8] story collection[1]


Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Killiam, Douglas; Kerfoot (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature. Westport CT: Greenwood Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780313335808. Retrieved 20 January 2010. {{cite book}}: Text "first2-Alicia L." ignored (help)
  2. ^ "The Year (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ "The Lesson (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  4. ^ "The ghost of a millionaire (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Eyes of the night (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Images of Lives: Poems for Everyone (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Motions and Emotions: Fumes of Poetic Feelings(worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  8. ^ "After A Bad Moon: a Sh-to-vel (worldcat listing)". WorldCat. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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