Noo Saro-Wiwa holds sway as a Nigerian British wordsmith and journalist, earning her accolades among Condé Nast Traveler’s “Thirty Most Influential Women Travellers”. Hailing from the vibrant city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, she came of age in the UK, studying at King’s College London before studying at Columbia University in New York. Her peripatetic education furnished her with a trove of tales to tell, a patchwork of experiences that she deftly translates into prose. With a penchant for traversing both physical and metaphorical landscapes, she has found her niche in the genre of travel writing. Yet her pen is not solely guided by wanderlust – it bears the weight of familial legacy. To those acquainted with the Nigerian literary landscape, Saro-Wiwa’s surname conjures the…
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Citation: Olaoye, Elizabeth. "Noo Saro-Wiwa". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 August 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15112, accessed 31 October 2024.]