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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Chinua Achebe; Chinua Achebe |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Chinua Achebe |
| ISBN: | 9780307272553 0307272559 |
| OCLC Number: | 299707556 |
| Description: | xii, 172 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | The education of a British-protected child -- The sweet aroma of Zik's kitchen: growing up in the ambience of a legend -- My dad and me -- What is Nigeria to me? -- Traveling white -- Spelling our proper name -- My daughters -- Recognitions -- Africa's tarnished name -- Politics and politicians of language in African literature -- African literature as restoration of celebration -- Teaching Things fall apart -- Martin Luther King and Africa -- The university and the leadership factor in Nigerian politics -- Stanley Diamond -- Africa is people. |
| Responsibility: | Chinua Achebe. |
Abstract:
A volume of seventeen essays explores various aspects of the author's life, including his childhood in colonial Nigeria, encounters with the African-American diaspora, his family life, and the symbolism of Barack Obama's election.
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