Chigozie Obioma

Chigozie Obioma

Chigozie Obioma bụ onye Naijiria na-ede akwụkwọ, ama ama n’ụwa maka ọrụ ya na akụkọ ifo na akwụkwọ akụkọ. A mụrụ ya na Akwa Ibom, Naịjịrịa, ma bụrụkwa onye dere akwụkwọ a ma ama dịka The Fishermen na An Orchestra of Minorities. Ọ bụkwa prọfesọ mahadum n'ọmụmụ edemede na Mahadum Nebraska-Lincoln.

Okwu ndị Ọkwụrụ

• “Ịkpọasị bụ ihe nrapagide: Ihe na-arapara n'akpụkpọ anụ mmadụ; nke na-eri ma na-ekpochapụ ime mmụọ. Ọ na-agbanwe mmadụ, ọ dịghịkwa ahapụ ya ruo mgbe ọ napụtara udo ikpeazụ ya.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “Gee ntị, ụbọchị na-ere ere, dị ka nri, dị ka azụ, dị ka ozu. Abalị a ga-ere ure, ị ga-echefukwa. Gee ntị, anyị ga-echefu.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “Otu mgbe, anụrụ m na mgbe egwu na-ejide obi mmadụ, ọ na-ebelata ya.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “Aghọtala m ugbu a na ihe mmadụ kweere na-abụkarị ihe na-adịgide adịgide, na ihe na-adịgide adịgide nwere ike bụrụkwa ihe a na-apụghị ibibi.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “A gwara m otu oge na ọ bụrụ na mmadụ chọrọ ihe ọ na-enweghị, n’agbanyeghị otú o siri ike, ọ bụrụ na ụkwụ ya egbochighị ya ịchụ ya, ọ ga-emecha jide ya. Nke a bụ etu o si dịrị anyị.”

— *The Fishermen* (2015)

• “N'ezie, ịkpọasị bụ imebi obi mmadụ.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “Ọbụlagodi n'oge ọ gbapụrụ agbapụ, mmadụ na-ezonarị ndị ọzọ. N'ihi na a pụghị ịmata ya nke ọma. Ndị na-ele ya enweghị ike ịhụ ya nke ọma, ma ndị na-anabata ya enweghị ike imetụ ya aka.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “Ịgbachi nkịtị na-abụkarị ebe e wusiri ike nke onye e tiwara obi, n'ihi na ọ bụ ebe a ka ọ na-eji uche ya na-ekwurịta okwu.”

— *An Orchestra of Minorities* (2019)

• “M na-achọkarị ide ihe ga-egosi ụwa na tupu ọbịbịa nke Britain na Nigeria, anyị nwere usoro ndụ mgbagwoju anya. Ọ dị m ka enwebeghị ụdị African 'Paradise Lost' nke nyochara ntọala mmepeanya anyị. Achọrọ m ide banyere mbara igwe, chi, Odinani. Ọ gụnyere ọtụtụ nnyocha — ọbụna gaa ụlọ arụsị ma gbaa ndị Odinani ajụjụ ọnụ.”

— *NPR Interview: “Mmụọ Nsọ Na-akọ Akụkọ na Orchestra of Minorities”* (5 Jenụwarị 2019)