Chinua Achebe: A Hero Returns

Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 

Richard Dowden, director of the Royal African Society, joins African novelist Chinua Achebe on his first trip back to his homeland of Nigeria for many years.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC World Service
  • Duration: 27'38''
  • Broadcast date: 2009
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