Chinua Achebe

1930 - *

highly regarded African writer in English

Chinua Achebe's novels tell powerfully of the dual ills of European colonialism and West African politics. He has become one of the most highly regarded and extensively studied African writers of the twentieth century.

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Prominent Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's satire and his keen ear for spoken language have made him one of the most highly esteemed African writers in English. In 1990 Achebe was paralyzed from the waist down in a serious car accident.

"I would be quite satisfied if my novels (especially the ones I set in the past) did no more than teach my readers that their past - with all its imperfections - was not one long night of savagery from which the first Europeans acting on God's be... [read entire biography]

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Culture in Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness -- Clashing cultures in these novels
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Themes in Things Fall Apart -- Themes of religion, festivals, sacrifice and justice in Achebe's novel
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Analysis of Things Fall Apart -- A look at the novel from a historical and biographical perspective
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Miscellaneous

		Chinua Achebe: An Overview -- excellent articles on the context, themes, characterisation and techniques in Achebe's works, including "Things Fall Apart" http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/po... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 687 2 users have rated it an average of 4 stars     [rate it] Women in Achebe's World -- thorough assessment of the representation of women in Achebe's novels http://www.uga.edu/%7Ewomanist/1995/mezu... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 391 0 users have rated it an average of 0 stars     [rate it] Achebe on the African Writer -- Achebe answers some questions about the role of the African writer http://courses.wcupa.edu/fletcher/afrwri... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 246 0 users have rated it an average of 0 stars     [rate it] test -- http://test Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 274 0 users have rated it an average of 0 stars     [rate it]

     

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