Black Renaissance, April 1st, 2005
INTERVIEWED BY SOBUKWE ODINGA
Of the major literary figures of the Twentieth Century, Chinua Achebe is, perhaps, least in need of an introduction. As a novelist, poet, and essayist his ability to capture the nuances and ironies of African and Western cultures has made him one of the most widely read authors in the world for almost fifty-years. Born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria, Achebe's lifelong commitment to social transformation has, without question, secured him a position among luminaries such as Bessie Head and Ngugi Wa Thiongo in the pantheon of Afri...
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