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Eghosa Imasuen
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“Nemesis, she was too slow. She was a crippled, ineffective, bitter old bitch.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 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.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) first seen 2012 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 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.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 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.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The satisfaction an author derives and the reward they seek is to have their work read and loved by readers.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Authors can help in nation building by creating and becoming an industry. Also, by becoming the conscience and mirror for their societies.”
Eghosa Imasuen (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source