At Veterans Today Nasrin Pourhamrang has a Q & A, Peaceful world my sincerest wish: Chinua Achebe.
At least he gets some space to explain himself -- and answer relatively clearly (and sensibly) to questions such as:
At least he gets some space to explain himself -- and answer relatively clearly (and sensibly) to questions such as:
NP: What are the most prominent features and attributes of the modern African literature ?I'm very much looking forward to his soon-forthcoming There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra (even if it's not fiction ...); pre-order your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk (and note those very different covers for the US and UK editions -- I much prefer the latter).
CA: Yes ... I have stated elsewhere that one cannot cram African literature into a small, neat definition. I do not see African literature as one unit but as a group of associated units -- in fact the sum total of all the national and ethnic literatures of Africa.