Read this stunning and illuminating interview with Chinua Achebe, the so-called "father of African literature." The world lost this literary luminary at the age of 82 just a little over a week ago. In this extended interview, read about his life and his craft. Learn something about this soft-spoken giant of literature that you didn't know. Brew some tea. Take your time...
http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1720/the-art-of-fiction-no-139-chinua-achebe
Chinua Achebe is best-known for his novels, Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God, among others. He is perhaps lesser known for his poetry, although it is equally as powerful. If you'd like to read some of his poetry, simply visit my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Contemplating-Eve-The-Collected-Works-Other-Books/110883098935354
I've posted a poem from Chinua Achebe everyday for the last week. (You do not need to have a Facebook account to read the poetry on the page, so click away!)
