Critical Perspectives on Chinua Achebe

Abam Achebe's novels action African literature African writer alien Amos Tutuola Arrow Arrow of God Awka become British called Cary Cary's character Chief Priest Chinua Achebe Christian civilization clan colonial conflict critical culture deity District Commissioner earth elders English Enugu European evil Ezeulu father fear feast fiction fire gods hand Heinemann History of Umuchu human Ibadan ibid Ibo language Idemili Igbo Ikemefuna irony juju priest killed language Lindfors literary living London Longer at Ease manliness messenger Mister Johnson moral mother Nanga narrator Nigeria Nnolim novelist Nwaka Nwoye Nwoye's Obi's Obierika Odili Oduche Okonkwo Okperi poem poetry political proverbs Pumpkin Leaves python rain reader relationship religion role Rudbeck Seed Yam sense six villages social spirit story symbolic tell theme Things Fall town traditional Ibo tragic tribal Uchendu Umuaro Umuofia University Unoka values warrant chiefs white man's Winterbottom words