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Hopes and impediments
selected essays
By Achebe, Chinua
- ISBN
- 978-0-38524-730-6
- Publisher
- New York : Doubleday, [1989], c1988.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 15, 1989
Because the Nigerian novelist Achebe usually writes in English, his essays are informed by a sense of encounter between Africa and Europe. In this collection Achebe attacks patronizing Western views of African culture with gusto. Focusing on the role of the writer, he considers literatu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
