The Forum | Chinua Achebe – Rewriting the African Story
Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Rajan Datar and guests discuss Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author, academic and advocate of African fiction.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC World Service
- Duration: 44'00''
- Broadcast date: 2018
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- Literary Resource
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