Description
| Product ID: | 9781032023809 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Global Africa |
| Title: | The Life and Times of Chinua Achebe |
| Authors: | Author: Kalu Ogbaa |
| Page Count: | 228 |
| Subjects: | Biography: writers, Biography: literary, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, National liberation and independence, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Nigeria, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The Life and Times of Chinua Achebe introduces readers to the life, literary works, and times of arguably the most widely-read African novelist of recent times, an icon, both in continental Africa and abroad. The Life and Times of Chinua Achebe introduces readers to the life, literary works, and times of arguably the most widely-read African novelist of recent times, an icon, both in continental Africa and abroad. The book weaves together the story of Chinua Achebe, a young Igboman whose novel Things Fall Apart opened the eyes of the world to a more realistic image of Africa that was warped by generations of European travelers, colonists, and writers. Whilst continuing to write further influential novels and essays, Achebe also taught other African writers to use their skills to help their national leaders to fight for their freedoms in the post-colonial era, as internal warfare compounded the damage caused by European powers during the colonial era. In this book Kalu Ogbaa, an esteemed expert on Achebe and his works, draws on extensive research and personal interviews with the great man and his colleagues and friends, to tell the story of Achebe and his work. This intimate and powerful new biography will be essential reading for students and scholars of Chinua Achebe, and to anyone with an interest in the literature and post-colonial politics of Africa. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-01 |
