| Chinua Achebe Contributor(s): Innes, C. L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521428971 ISBN-13: 9780521428972 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1992 Annotation: Africa's best known and most widely read author is introduced to readers in this detailed and up-to-date study of his writings. Dr Innes examines chronologically Chinua Achebe's novels (including the classics Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God), his short stories, essays, poetry, lectures and activities, in the context of Nigerian cultures and politics, and their interaction with Western cultures and powers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African |
| Dewey: 823 |
| LCCN: 89031432 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in African & Caribbean Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.66" W x 8.62" (0.66 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, and his most recent publications, Anthills of the Savannah (1987) and Hopes and Impediments (1988). Particular emphasis is placed on Achebe's departure from European literary models to create a new kind of fiction which seeks to challenge the preconceptions of African and Western audiences alike, and which is of considerable literary and political significance. This study will be invaluable to readers of Achebe and to students and teachers of African literature and politics, and modern fiction. |