Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World

Between Fiction, Fact, and Historical Representation
Chinua Achebe and the Igbo-African World: Between Fiction, Fact, and Historical Representation explores Chinua Achebe’s literary works and how they communicated the Igbo-African world to readers. Engaging in the politics of representation, Achebe sought to demystify deterministic views of race and cultural ethnocentrism. While his books and commentaries have been very influential in shaping a unique and multifaceted view of the African world, some scholars have challenged Achebe’s representations of historical reality. Through in-depth analyses of his writing, contributors examine the interpretations Achebe imposed on African culture and history in his texts. The chapters cover Achebe’s engagement with critical issues like historical representation, gender relations, and indigenous political institutions in a changing society. Throughout, contributors present new ways for understanding Achebe's literary works and show how his work draws from African historical reality and identity while challenging Western epistemological hegemony.

Contributor: Chima J. Korieh (Edited by), Ijeoma C. Nwajiaku (Edited by), Ifi Amadiume (Contributions by), Ada Uzoamaka Azodo (Contributions by), Chijioke Azuawusiefe (Contributions by), Anwesha Das (Contributions by), Alassane Abdoulaye Dia (Contributions by), Nureni Oyewole Fadare (Contributions by), Bernard Steiner Ifekwe (Contributions by), Chima J. Korieh (Contributions by), Linda Jummai Mustafa (Contributions by), N. Tony Nwaezeigwe (Contributions by), Ijeoma C. Nwajiaku (Contributions by), Boniface Enyeribe Nwigwe (Contributions by), Odigwe A. Nwaokocha (Contributions by), Ihechukwu Madubuike (Contributions by)

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