Chinua Achebe
Morrison, JagoAuthor
Chinua Achebe has long been regarded as Africa's foremost writer. In this study, Jago Morrison offers a comprehensive reassessment of his work as an author, broadcaster, editor and political thinker. With new, historically contextualised readings of all of his major works, this is the first study to view Achebe's oeuvre in its entirety, from 'Things Fall Apart' and the early novels, through the revolutionary 'Ahiara Declaration' - previously attributed to Emeka Ojukwu - to the revealing final works 'The Education of a British Educated Child' and 'There Was a Country'.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chinua Achebe has long been regarded as Africa's foremost writer. In this study, Jago Morrison offers a comprehensive reassessment of his work as an author, broadcaster, editor and political thinker. With new, historically contextualised readings of all of his major works, this is the first study to view Achebe's oeuvre in its entirety, from 'Things Fall Apart' and the early novels, through the revolutionary 'Ahiara Declaration' - previously attributed to Emeka Ojukwu - to the revealing final works 'The Education of a British Educated Child' and 'There Was a Country'.
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Achebe, Chinua
English
Languages & Literatures
English Literature