Category Archives: African Literature

The Divorcee and The Defeated

“The Divorcee” and “The Defeated”: the socially condemned “Both Ken Saro-Wiwa and Nadine Gordimer portray the plight of groups of people who have been socially condemned.” Discuss this statement with reference to short stories ‘The Divorcee” and ‘The Defeated.” Written in PEEL [Point, Explanation, Evidence, Link] format by BunPeiris Both Ken Saro-Wiwa and Nadine Gordimer portray the plight of groups […]

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Chinua Achebe’s Times

Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe’s Times Engagement and Estrangement Chinua Achebe and Friends at Umuahia: The Making of a Literary Elite, by Terri Ochiagha Willy Maley on an ‘Eton of the East’ in Nigeria that inadvertently inspired a generation of writers At a time when UK higher education managers talk of “internationalisation” and “world-changing research” while limiting participation and undermining the arts and […]

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