Chinua Achebe : Narrating Africa in Fictions and History

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

An imaginative, narratological reading of Chinua Achebe's novels, stories, poetry, and essays through a literary and historical framework.\nToyin Falola analyzes fictional and historical cartographies of Africa in Achebe's literary works to offer a critical representation of Africa's present and future. In particular, he focuses on the historical valuation of a full range of the writer's works \u0096 novels including Things Fall Apart, but also short stories, poems, and essays \u0096 as important materials that have contributed to the political events in Nigeria and, by extension, Africa. \nThe raw creativity found in Achebe's stories and his ability to tell the Nigerian story \u0096 precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial \u0096 have endeared him to many, including readers and those critical of him and his\n\nChinua Achebe\nNarrating Africa in Fictions and History\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked servi;