“I love unusual
names. At my book-signing events, when I come across a beautiful name – from
any part of the world – I write it down and plan to use it in my fiction. I am
Igbo so obviously unusual Igbo names mean even more to me. I think Igbo names
are so beautiful and so full of poetry and many of them are not often used
because the same few post-Christian names are now in circulation. I love the
idea of names as history.”
……….
“I think it is
catastrophic that we, in the name of Christianity, are destroying our
pre-Christian heritage. An ancient tree burned down during a vigil. Artifacts
destroyed in the name of 'progress.' We need to tell those stories. If you are
thinking of 'addressing that combination,' please do. You have a reader here.”
