{"product_id":"home-and-exile","title":"Home and Exile","description":"\"A rare opportunity to glimpse a bit of the man behind the monumental novels.\" --Chicago Tribune\n\nPowerful and deeply personal, these three essays by the great Nigerian author articulate his mission to rescue African culture from the narratives written by Europeans. Looking through the prism of his experiences as a student in English schools in Nigeria, he recalls his first encounters with European perspectives on Africa in the works of Joyce Cary and Elspeth Huxley. He examines the impact that his novel Things Fall Apart—as well as fellow Nigerian Amos Tutola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard and Jomo Kenyatta’s Facing Mt. Kenya, among other works—had on efforts to reclaim Africa's story. He confronts the persistence of colonial views of Africa. And he argues for the importance of living and writing the African experience: Africa needs stories told by Africans.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0385721331\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0385721331.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Achebe, Chinua\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41447139606586,"sku":"DBV.0385721331.A","price":4.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0385721331-0.jpg?v=1780724238","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/home-and-exile","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}