Books by Chinua Achebe (4)


1.
Great Ideas V an Image of Africa

An Image of Africa by Chinua Achebe EN

Rating: 5     1 Vote
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
Beautifully written yet highly controversial, An Image of Africa asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. Also included is The Trouble with Nigeria, Achebe's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforte... continue
Recommended: 26 May 2023

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The African Trilogy

The African Trilogy : Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, and Arrow of God; Introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie by Chinua Achebe EN

Rating: 4     1 Vote
Country: Africa / Ghana flag Ghana
Description:
Here, collected for the first time in Everyman’s Library, are the three internationally acclaimed classic novels that comprise what has come to be known as Chinua Achebe’s “African Trilogy”—with an intorduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie . Beginning with the best-selling Things Fall Apart—on the heels of its fiftieth anniversary—The African Trilogy captures a society caught between its traditional roots and the demands of a rapidly changing world. Achebe’s most famous novel introduces us to Okonkwo, an important member of the Igbo people, who fails to adjust as his village is colonized by the... continue
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Recommended: 13 Aug 2023

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There Was a Country : A Personal History of Biafra by Chinua Achebe EN

Rating: 3.5     7 Votes
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart comes this long-awaited memoir recalling Chinua Achebe's personal experiences of and reflections on the Biafran War, one of Nigeria's most tragic civil wars Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, was a writer whose moral courage and storytelling gifts have left an enduring stamp on world literature. There Was a Country was his long-awaited account of coming of age during the defining experience of his life: the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War of 1967-1970. It became infamous around the world for its impact on the Biafran... continue

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe EN

Rating: 4     20 Votes
Country: Africa / Nigeria flag Nigeria
Description:
The contemporary African writer's classic novel depicting the destruction of traditional tribal life by the white man
Recommended: 01 Jan 2018


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