Home and Exile Paperback - 2001
by Chinua Achebe
Africa's most prominent writer and author of "Things Fall Apart" offers his first fully autobiographical work, which serves not only as a moving account of his exceptional life but also as an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture.
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More personally revealing than anything Achebe has written, Home and Exile-the great Nigerian novelist's first book in more than ten years-is a major statement on the importance of stories as real sources of power, especially for those whose stories have traditionally been told by outsiders.
In three elegant essays, Achebe seeks to rescue African culture from narratives written about it by Europeans. Looking through the prism of his experiences as a student in English schools in Nigeria, he provides devastating examples of European cultural imperialism. He examines the impact that his novel Things Fall Apart had on efforts to reclaim Africa's story. And he argues for the importance of writing and living the African experience because, he believes, Africa needs stories told by Africans.
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- Title Home and Exile
- Author Chinua Achebe
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 192
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-09-18
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780385721332 / 0385721331
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 0.4 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 1.02 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Library of Congress subjects Achebe, Chinua, Nigeria - Intellectual life
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001022599
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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