Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist, poet and critic
Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic and is considered Africa's best known and most influential figure of modern African literature. The publication of his first novel, Things Fall Apart, in 1958 contested European narratives about Africans and also challenged traditional assumptions about the form and function of the novel. Achebe's writings and activism played a significant role in shaping the discourse around African identity and the importance of African voices in literature and history. This list contains audio interviews and a written speech by Achebe.
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BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 30 August 1996
Profile of Nigerian writer of modern African fiction classic Things Fall Apart, author Chinua Achebe.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 23 July 1986
Writer and observer of the Nigerian political scene, Chinua Achebe answers questions on writing fiction and children's books, Nigerian politics and religion.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 4 January 2000
Five portraits of Africans who changed the world including: president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, president of Liberia, JJ Roberts, writer Chinua Achebe and pioneering …