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Chinua Achebe is the founding father of modern African literature. His novels, from Things Fall Apart (1958) to Anthills of the Savannah (1987), set the standard for all writers who aspire to portray the continent's complex colonial and tribal legacy. This respectful biography by former student Ezenwa-Ohaeto thoroughly delineates the tangled history of Achebe's native Nigeria and chronicles his courageous support of human rights, frequently violated by Nigeria's government. Achebe's magical fiction needs no explication, but with this biography Western readers will gain a new understanding of the man who created it.
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There have been several good books in recent years on Achebe, the world-renowned African writer, including C.L. Innes's Chinua Achebe (Cambridge, 1990) and Simon Cikandi's Reading Chinua Achebe: Language and Ideology (Heinemann, 1991). But Ezenwa-Ohaeto has provided the first biography on the author. He sheds light on all aspects of Achebe's life from his youth through 1993, describing not only his literary contributions as novelist, poet, essayist, children's writer, and editor but also his role in Nigeria's stormy political history. The book is peppered with quotations by and about Achebe, many from sources not easily available. Ezenwa-Ohaeto was a former student of Achebe's at the University of Nigeria, and at times he seems to hold his subject in awe. However, in this meticulously researched work, he provides a wealth of information that should prove invaluable to all future studies of Achebe. Full primary and secondary bibliographies are included.?Louis J. Parascandola, Long Island Univ., Brooklyn Campus
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Chinua Achebe is the founding father of modern African literature. His novels, from Things Fall Apart (1958) to Anthills of the Savannah (1987), set the standard for all writers who aspire to portray the continent's complex colonial and tribal legacy. This respectful biography by former student Ezenwa-Ohaeto thoroughly delineates the tangled history of Achebe's native Nigeria and chronicles his courageous support of human rights, frequently violated by Nigeria's government. Achebe's magical fiction needs no explication, but with this biography Western readers will gain a new understanding of the man who created it.
From Library Journal
There have been several good books in recent years on Achebe, the world-renowned African writer, including C.L. Innes's Chinua Achebe (Cambridge, 1990) and Simon Cikandi's Reading Chinua Achebe: Language and Ideology (Heinemann, 1991). But Ezenwa-Ohaeto has provided the first biography on the author. He sheds light on all aspects of Achebe's life from his youth through 1993, describing not only his literary contributions as novelist, poet, essayist, children's writer, and editor but also his role in Nigeria's stormy political history. The book is peppered with quotations by and about Achebe, many from sources not easily available. Ezenwa-Ohaeto was a former student of Achebe's at the University of Nigeria, and at times he seems to hold his subject in awe. However, in this meticulously researched work, he provides a wealth of information that should prove invaluable to all future studies of Achebe. Full primary and secondary bibliographies are included.?Louis J. Parascandola, Long Island Univ., Brooklyn Campus
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents |
On the next day all the masked egwugwu of Umuofia assembled in the market-place. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
external broadcasting, colonialist criticism, literary celebration, moral tutor, creation day, protected child Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, Christopher Okigbo, Government College, Heinemann Educational Books, University of Nigeria, Chike Momah, New York, Ulli Beier, Wole Soyinka, United States, Aminu Kano, Eastern Nigeria, Chukwuemeka Ike, West Africa, Alan Hill, Obafemi Awolowo, Man of the People, Isaiah Achebe, Central School, Western Region, African Writers Series, University of Massachusetts, African Studies New!
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents |