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# E. C. Osondu

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Epaphras Chukwuenweniwe Osondu, predominantly known as E. C. Osondu, is a Nigerian writer known for his short stories. His story Waiting won the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing, for which he had been a finalist in 2007 with his story Jimmy Carter's Eyes. Osondu had previously won the Allen and

##  Quotes by E. C. Osondu

> [People will urge you to go to school. They’ll tell you an American education is useful. That is not true. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-c-osondu/people-will-urge-you-to-go-to-school-they-ll-tell-you-an-american/)

E. C. Osondu

[American education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-education/)

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