Chinua Achebe

by C.L. Innes

Book Overview

This book provides a detailed examination of the writings of Chinua Achebe, Africa's best-known and most widely-read author, shortlisted for the 1987 Booker Prize. Dr Innes studies his writings, lectures and activities chronologically, in the context of Nigerian culture and politics and their interaction with Western cultures and powers. Her analysis goes beyond that of previously published studies, to examine Achebe's short stories, essays and poetry,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521428971
• ISBN13: 9780521428972
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.6"