Chinua Achebe

Il crollo è un romanzo dello scrittore nigeriano Chinua Achebe. Viene generalmente considerato il più importante romanzo della letteratura africana. Tradotto in oltre 50 lingue, con più di 10 milioni di copie vendute in tutto il mondo, Il crollo rappresenta un fenomeno unico di successo internazionale di un'opera …

Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays, 1965-1987 is collection of essays by Chinua Achebe, published in 1988. Several of the essays caution against generalizing all African people into a monolithic culture, or using Africa as a facile metaphor. The opening essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of …

"A rare opportunity to glimpse a bit of the man behind the monumental novels." --Chicago TribunePowerful and deeply personal, these three essays by the great Nigerian author articulate his mission to rescue African culture from the narratives written by Europeans. Looking through the prism of his experiences as a …

A Man of the People is the fourth, and a satirical, novel by Chinua Achebe. The novel is a story told by the young and educated narrator, Odili, his conflict with Chief Nanga, his former teacher who enters a career in politics in an unnamed modern African country. Odili represents the changing younger generation; …

Arrow of God is a 1964 novel by Chinua Achebe, his third novel after No Longer At Ease. These two books, along with the first book, Things Fall Apart, are sometimes called The African Trilogy, as they share similar settings and themes. The novel centers on Ezeulu, the chief priest of several Igbo villages in Colonial …

Viandanti della storia è un romanzo dello scrittore nigeriano Chinua Achebe, pubblicato nel 1987. Finalista al Booker Prize, è stato descritto come "il più importante romanzo africano [degli anni '80]".