Zaynab Alkali

Zaynab Alkali

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Ein country of citizenship	Nigeria
Name wey dem give am	Zaynab
Ein date of birth	1950
Place dem born am	Borno State
Native language	Hausa
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English, Hausa, Arabic, Nigerian Pidgin
Ein occupation	writer
Educate for	Bayero University Kano
Ethnic group	Hausa people
Religion anaa worldview	Islam
Notable work	The still born
Personal pronoun	L484

Na dem born Zaynab Alkali into de Tura-Mazila family of Borno den Adamawa States. For secondary education, na she attend Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin. Na Zaynab Alkali go on go obtain both ein first den second degrees from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)/BUK, Zaria. For Bayero University Kano (BUK), she study English to a doctorate level.

Works

• The Stillborn, Lagos: Longman (Drumbeats), 1984, ISBN 978-0-582-78600-4
• The Virtuous Woman, Longman Nigeria, 1987, ISBN 978-978-139-589-5
• Cobwebs & Other Stories, Lagos: Malthouse Press, 1997, ISBN 978-978-0230296.
• The Descendants, Tamaza, 2005, ISBN 978-978-2104-73-1
• The Initiates, 2007, ISBN 978-978-029-767-1.

External links

• Africanwriter.com
• Ips.siu.edu
• Sumaila Umaisha, "Zaynab Alkali chats with KASU students", 5 January 2011.
• Jstor.org