Chinua Achebe: African Literature as Celebration"Writers don’t give prescriptions, they give headaches." Uncompromising yet nonpartisan in his views on politics and writing, Chinua Achebe—author, editor, and literary critic—ceaselessly explores the collision of European and indigenous African cultures. In this classic lecture, the well-known ambassador of African literature delivers a thought-provoking introduction to the world-class writing that has come forth from Nigeria and other African countries during the latter half of the 20th century.
