Pete Edochie, Nigerian actor, played the lead role in an NTA adaptation of what Nigerian novelist, poet, professor and critic's best selling novel?
Pete Edochie Pete Edochie, MON (born 7 March 1947) is a Nigerian actor. Edochie is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, being honoured with an Industry Merit Award by MultiChoice and Lifetime Achievement by Africa Film Academy Although a seasoned administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in an NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best selling novel, "Things Fall Apart". Edochie descends from the Igbo people in Nigeria and is a Catholic. In 2003, he was honoured as a Member of the Order of the Niger by President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Bai T. Moore Bai Tamia Johnson Moore (October 12, 1916 – January 10, 1988), commonly known by his pen name Bai T. Moore, was a Liberian poet, novelist, folklorist and essayist. He held various cultural, educational and tourism posts both for the Liberian government and for UNESCO. He was the founder of Liberia's National Cultural Center. He is best known for his novella "Murder in the Cassava Patch" (1968), the tale of a "crime passionnel" in a traditional Liberian setting. It became such a classic in Liberian literature that it is still taught in high schools.