"Prof Achebe would seem to have set a tone of critical engagement of his literary ouevre when with the release of There?Was a Country, he stirred the literary community to effusive discussion about a signifIcant chip of Nigeria history -- the Civil War, as reflected in his personal recollection of the of Biafra episode. As a tribute to the fatherly writer, The Guardian presents six divergent reviews of the work (four by young Nigerians — all born well after the history that Achebe captured in his memoir) and two by foreigners . This is to reflect on how young writers, many of whom were inspired by Achebe himself, have reacted to his latest work, and perhaps his recent literary productions."
- Ikhide
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