The education of a British-protected child : essays / Chinua Achebe.
A volume of seventeen essays explores various aspects of the author's life, including his childhood in colonial Nigeria, encounters with the African-American diaspora, his family life, and the symbolism of Barack Obama's election.
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2009.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- The education of a British-protected child
- The sweet aroma of Zik's kitchen
- My dad and me
- What is Nigeria to me?
- Traveling white
- African American visitations
- My daughters
- Recognitions
- Africa's tarnished name
- Politics and politicians of language
- African literature as celebration
- Teaching Things fall apart
- Martin Luther King
- The leadership factor
- Stanley Diamond
- Spelling our proper name
- Africa is people.