Amby Ezem Talks About Her New Book “Aha m bu Chizaram”

“Aha m bu (my name is) Chizaram” is her second book? She confirmed that she already had the name before it was completed. She’s from the eastern part of Nigeria hence the choice of language used as the title and in a few headings in the book . If you notice the title on the book cover you’d see the Igbo dialect is translated and it is quite significant because most languages only find acceptance when translated to English and this is explored in her book.

Furthermore, the title, “Aha m bu (my name is) Chizaram,” was the most suitable because a name is how we identify a people. From a name you can tell oftentimes, where a person is from. And that is if one answers his or her native name wherever they go which is usually not the case especially for those in diaspora.