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'''Labo Yari''' was a Nigerian writer and the ace writer and pioneer founding member of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]]. He became known as the author of Climate of Corruption (1978), the first novel in English to be published throughout [[Northern Nigeria]].
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Labo Yari
| name = Labo Yari
| birth_date = 1942
| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Katsina
| birth_place = [[Katsina]], [[British Nigeria]]
| death_date = March 18, 2023
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|3|18|1942|4|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Katsina
| death_place = Katsina, Nigeria
| language = English
| language = English
| genre = Novel and Short Stories
| genre = Novels and short stories
| children = 2 sons and 5 daughters
| children = Two sons and four daughters
| awards = Lifetime Achievement Award
| awards = Lifetime Achievement Award
| years_active = 1978 - 2007
| years_active = 1978–2007
| notable_works = Climate of Corruption (1978)
| notable_works =
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'''Alhaji Labo Yari''' (14 April 1942 – 18 March 2023) was a Nigerian writer and founding member of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]]. He wrote ''Climate of Corruption'' in 1978, the first English language novel published throughout [[Northern Nigeria]].
A House in the Dark (1985)


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== Life and career ==
Man of the Moment (1992)
Born in [[Katsina]], Yari studied at the [[London School of Journalism]], and between 1966 and 1967 Norwegian literature at the [[University of Oslo]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=Literature, History and Identity in Northern Nigeria|author1=Tsiga, I.A.|author2=Bhadmus, M.O.|date=2016|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|Safari Books Limited]]|isbn=9789788431879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZW66CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA226|pages=226-7|access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite news |title=Nigerian author and ANA co-founder Labo Yari dies at 81 |url=https://newcitizen.ng/nigerian-author-and-ana-co-founder-labo-yari-dies-at-81/ |access-date=30 March 2023 |work=New Citizen |date=18 March 2023}}</ref> He started his journalistic career in 1962, and later worked for the [[Federal Ministry of Information and Culture (Nigeria)|Federal Ministry of Information and Culture]] and as general manager of the publishing house Gaskiya Corporation.<ref name="google" /><ref name="bio" /><ref name="cr">{{Cite book |last=Aliyu |first=Abba Sani |title=Creative writing, writers and publishing in Northern Nigeria |last2=Jibrin |first2=Ibrahim |last3=Omobowale |first3=Emmanuel Babatunde |date=28 January 2022 |publisher=[[IFRA-Nigeria]] |isbn=979-10-92312-61-4 |pages=7, 11 |language=en}}</ref> In 1978, he debuted as a novelist with ''Climate of Corruption'', the first English language novel published in [[Northern Nigeria]], which was a commercial hit.<ref name="google" /><ref name="bio" /> In 1982 he was among the five co-founders of the [[Association of Nigerian Authors]] (ANA).<ref name="google" /><ref name="bio" /> He died at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Katsina on 18 March 2023, at the age of 80.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2023 |title=Labo Yari, 'Climate of Corruption' author, dies at 83 |url=https://www.thecable.ng/labo-yari-climate-of-corruption-author-dies-at-83 |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time of his death he had just finished a new novel, ''Awaiting Gozo''.<ref name="bio" />

A Day without Cockcrow and other Stories (1999)

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Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times: 1865-194 (2007)
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== Life ==
Yari studied [[Norwegian literature]] in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] from 1966. After that, he worked as a civil servant, press attaché, and publisher employee.


== Works ==
== Works ==
*''Climate of Corruption'' (1978), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. {{ISBN|978-156-014-2}}.
Climate of Corruption (1978)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7820454 |title=The climate of corruption : a novel |date=1978 |publisher=Fourth Dimension |isbn=978-156-014-2 |location=Engu, Nigeria |oclc=7820454}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=African Books Collective: Labo Yari |url=https://www.africanbookscollective.com/authors-editors/labo-yari |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.africanbookscollective.com}}</ref>, Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria <nowiki>ISBN 978-156-014-2</nowiki>
*''A House in the Dark'' (1985), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. {{ISBN|978-156-148-3}}.

*''Man of the Moment'' (1992), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. {{ISBN|978-156-289-7}}.
A House in the Dark (1985)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13205507 |title=A house in the dark : and other stories |date=1985 |publisher=Fourth Dimension Pub |isbn=978-156-148-3 |edition=1st ed |location=Enugu, Nigeria |oclc=13205507}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://books.google.com.ng/books/about/A_House_in_the_Dark.html?id=CnHPAAAAMAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y |title=A House in the Dark: And Other Stories |date=1985 |publisher=Fourth Dimension Publishing |isbn=978-978-156-148-1 |language=en}}</ref>, Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria <nowiki>ISBN 978-156-148-3</nowiki>
*''A day without cockcrow and other stories'' (1999), Informart Publishers, Nigeria. {{ISBN|978-34855-5-5}}.
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*''Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times: 1865–1944'' (2007), Summit Books, Nigeria. {{ISBN|978-194-464-1}}.


== References ==
Man of the Moment (1992)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28967065 |title=The man of the moment |date=1992 |publisher=Fourth Dimension Pub. Co |isbn=978-156-289-7 |location=Enugu, Nigeria |oclc=28967065}}</ref>, Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria <nowiki>ISBN 978-156-289-7</nowiki>
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== Further reading ==
A day without cockcrow and other stories (1999)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50906367 |title=A day without cockcrow and other stories |date=1999 |publisher=Informart |isbn=978-34855-5-5 |location=Kaduna, Nigeria |oclc=50906367}}</ref>, Informart Publishers, Nigeria <nowiki>ISBN 978-34855-5-5</nowiki>
* Carey, John (1994). "World literature in review: Nigeria". ''[[World Literature Today]]'', Vol. 68, Issue 1, Winter 1994, pp. 194-5.
* Sheme, Ibrahim (6 June 1997). "Why I do not want to be known: Labo Yari, Northern Nigeria's First English Novelist, Opens up in This His First Interview Ever". ''[[New Nigerian]]'', p. 12.


== External links ==
Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times: 1865-1944, (2007)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Yari |first=Labo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/221729184 |title=Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times : 1865-1944 |date=2007 |publisher=Summit Books |isbn=978-194-464-1 |location=Katsina, Nigeria |oclc=221729184}}</ref>, Summit Books, Nigeria <nowiki>ISBN 978-194-464-1</nowiki>
[https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL560871A/Labo_Yari Labo Yari] at [[Open Library]]
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== Death ==
[[Category:1942 births]]
Labo Yari died at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina on Saturday March 18, 2023 after protracted illness<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Labo Yari, 'Climate of Corruption' author, dies at 83 |url=https://www.thecable.ng/labo-yari-climate-of-corruption-author-dies-at-83 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=TheCable |language=en-US}}</ref>.
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[[Category:Nigerian writers]]
[[Category:People from Katsina]]
[[Category:University of Oslo alumni]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 30 April 2023

Labo Yari
Born(1942-04-14)14 April 1942
Katsina, British Nigeria
Died18 March 2023(2023-03-18) (aged 80)
Katsina, Nigeria
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovels and short stories
Years active1978–2007
Notable awardsLifetime Achievement Award
ChildrenTwo sons and four daughters

Alhaji Labo Yari (14 April 1942 – 18 March 2023) was a Nigerian writer and founding member of the Association of Nigerian Authors. He wrote Climate of Corruption in 1978, the first English language novel published throughout Northern Nigeria.

Life and career

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Born in Katsina, Yari studied at the London School of Journalism, and between 1966 and 1967 Norwegian literature at the University of Oslo.[1][2] He started his journalistic career in 1962, and later worked for the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture and as general manager of the publishing house Gaskiya Corporation.[1][2][3] In 1978, he debuted as a novelist with Climate of Corruption, the first English language novel published in Northern Nigeria, which was a commercial hit.[1][2] In 1982 he was among the five co-founders of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).[1][2] He died at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Katsina on 18 March 2023, at the age of 80.[2][4] At the time of his death he had just finished a new novel, Awaiting Gozo.[2]

Works

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  • Climate of Corruption (1978), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. ISBN 978-156-014-2.
  • A House in the Dark (1985), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. ISBN 978-156-148-3.
  • Man of the Moment (1992), Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria. ISBN 978-156-289-7.
  • A day without cockcrow and other stories (1999), Informart Publishers, Nigeria. ISBN 978-34855-5-5.
  • Muhamman Dikko, Emir of Katsina and his times: 1865–1944 (2007), Summit Books, Nigeria. ISBN 978-194-464-1.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Tsiga, I.A.; Bhadmus, M.O. (2016). Literature, History and Identity in Northern Nigeria. Safari Books Limited. pp. 226–7. ISBN 9789788431879. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Nigerian author and ANA co-founder Labo Yari dies at 81". New Citizen. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ Aliyu, Abba Sani; Jibrin, Ibrahim; Omobowale, Emmanuel Babatunde (28 January 2022). Creative writing, writers and publishing in Northern Nigeria. IFRA-Nigeria. pp. 7, 11. ISBN 979-10-92312-61-4.
  4. ^ "Labo Yari, 'Climate of Corruption' author, dies at 83". TheCable. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

Further reading

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  • Carey, John (1994). "World literature in review: Nigeria". World Literature Today, Vol. 68, Issue 1, Winter 1994, pp. 194-5.
  • Sheme, Ibrahim (6 June 1997). "Why I do not want to be known: Labo Yari, Northern Nigeria's First English Novelist, Opens up in This His First Interview Ever". New Nigerian, p. 12.
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Labo Yari at Open Library

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