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The Forum: Chinua Achebe: Rewriting the African story

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03/02/2018 GMT

Chinua Achebe: Rewriting the African story

BBC World Service - The Forum, Chinua Achebe: Rewriting the African story

The life and work of the ground-breaking Nigerian author

Rajan Datar and guests discuss Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author, academic and advocate of African fiction.

The Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe is regarded as a giant of world literature. Best known as the author of the ground-breaking novel Things Fall Apart, he was also acclaimed for his works of non-fiction, poetry and his books for children. Raised and educated when his country was still under British colonial rule, Achebe witnessed great change, experiencing both the dawn of an independent Nigeria and the devastation of civil war. He is a writer famed for depicting, in English, the traditions of Igbo society in south-eastern Nigeria, and for engaging with subjects such as conflict, corruption and colonialism. 

In this programme, Rajan Datar and guests reflect on the life and legacy of this academic, author and advocate of African fiction. Featuring scholars Louisa Egbunike, Ernest Emenyonu and Terri Ochiagha.

Photo: Chinua Achebe (Getty Images)

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