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Chinua Achebe (1930 – )

Author of “Things Fall Apart,” now translated into nearly 50 languages.

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Criticism about Chinua Achebe

Achebe’s Fiction and Contemporary Nigerian Politics

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/nigeria/nigeriapol.htm…

Very short piece by a professor at Brown University, describing Achebe’s use of language “to expose and combat the propaganda generated by African politicians to manipulate their own people.”

Contains: Sketch, Commentary

Author: George P. Landow

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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African Authors: Chinua Achebe

http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/achebe.htm

This site provides links to extensive information on the author, as well as offering a detailed study guide for Things Fall Apart and a fair amount of suggested criticism on Achebe’s works in general, some abstracted.

Contains: Bibliography, Webliography, Works List, Criticism, Commentary

Author: Cora Agatucci

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Chinua Achebe

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/achebe/achebeov.html

This extensive page includes a biography as well as many commentaries on particular novels and issues in Achebe’s writing, mostly written by students.

Contains: Extensive Bio, Commentary, Criticism, Works List

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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Women in Achebe’s World

http://www.uga.edu/~womanist/1995/mezu.html

A scholarly article, which calls attention to the role and view of women in several of Achebe’s works, including Things Fall Apart, No Longer At Ease, Arrow of God, A Man of the People, and Anthills of the Savannah.

Contains: Criticism, Commentary, Bibliography

Author: Rose Ure Mezu

From: Womanist Theory and Research Summer 1995

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Biographical sites about Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (1930-)

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/achebe.htm

This site contains a full biography of Chinua Achebe, descriptions of his major works, a list of many of his other books, and a suggested bibliography of criticism.

Contains: Bibliography, Works List, Full Bio

Author: Kuusankoski Public Library, Finland

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Chinua Achebe’s Biography and Style

http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/achebe/achebebio.html

Biographical information.

Contains: Extensive Bio

From: Postimperial and Postcolonial Literature in English

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Last Updated Apr 29, 2013