Chinua Achebe
September 29, 1988
The author of poetry, children’s books, essays, and novels — including
the bestselling “Things Fall Apart” — Chinua Achebe talks with Bill
Moyers about the challenges of forging cultural identity in
post-colonial Africa. Achebe died at age 82 in March, 2013.
original link: http://billmoyers.com/content/chinua-achebe/
Also via YouTube: Part 1 - 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FzVUXxqNdw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkkCgNHZELA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8gjYpKwV7I
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An Evening with Chinua Achebe (78 Birthday, 50th anniversary Things Fall
Apart) 1:12 Library of Congress
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5OAjnG6rKo
Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe
has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its
people as a result of European colonization. This is best exemplified in
his most famous novel "Things Fall Apart," one of the first African
novels written in English to achieve national acclaim. Set in the 1890s,
the novel deals with the impact of British colonialism on the
traditional Igbo society in Nigeria. Published in 1958 -- just two years
before the end of a century of British rule in Nigeria -- the novel
celebrated its 50th anniversary of publication in 2008. "An Evening with
Chinua Achebe" featured the author reading from his celebrated work.
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