A collection of autobiographical essays from the celebrated author of Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe's characteristically eloquent and nuanced voice is everywhere present in these seventeen beautifully written pieces. From a vivid portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria to considerations on the African-American Diaspora, from a glimpse into his extraordinary family life and his thoughts on the potent symbolism of President Obama's elections--this charmingly personal, intellectually disciplined, and steadfastly wise collection is an indispensable addition to the...
A collection of autobiographical essays from the celebrated author of Things Fall Apart
In 'The Education of a British-Protected Child', Chinua Achebe gives us a vivid, ironic and delicately nuanced portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria and inhabiting its middle ground, interrogating both his happy memories of reading English adventure stories in secondary school and also the harsher truths of colonial rule.
In 'The Education of a British-Protected Child', Chinua Achebe gives us a vivid, ironic and delicately nuanced portrait of growing up in colonial Nige...
