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Collected Poems
Chinua Achebe
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Description for Collected Poems
Paperback. Chinua Achebe's poetic output is gathered together in this volume by arguably the most influential African writer of the 20th century. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 138
Chinua Achebe is one of the founding fathers of African literature in English, a writer of world stature whose novel Things Fall Apart is one of the essential works of the twentieth century. This Collected Poems draws on his three collections of poetry, and includes seven previously unpublished poems; it reveals a lifetime of poetic engagement with politics, war and culture, inherited wisdom and the making of new futures. Achebe's poems are ironic, generous and tender, drawing deep on the Igbo traditions of his African roots, confronting the continent's harsh realities of violence and exploitation.
Chinua Achebe is one of the founding fathers of African literature in English, a writer of world stature whose novel Things Fall Apart is one of the essential works of the twentieth century. This Collected Poems draws on his three collections of poetry, and includes seven previously unpublished poems; it reveals a lifetime of poetic engagement with politics, war and culture, inherited wisdom and the making of new futures. Achebe's poems are ironic, generous and tender, drawing deep on the Igbo traditions of his African roots, confronting the continent's harsh realities of violence and exploitation.
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Carcanet
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857548433
SKU
9781857548433
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About Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi in 1930, and graduated from Ibadian University in 1953. After studying in the BBC staff school with other Commonwealth broadcasters, he worked as a radio broadcaster until 1966, when he left his post as director of external broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led to the Biafran War. He was appointed senior ... Read more
Reviews for Collected Poems
'There was a writer named Chinua Achebe, in whose company the prison walls fell down.' Nelson Mandela 'The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.' Caryl Phillips 'Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.' ... Read more