Chinua Achebe - The Father of Modern African Literature

Authors

  • Mária Béres

Keywords:

Postcolonialism, Language Politics, Global South, Ethnopolitics, Intellectual Colonialism

Abstract

Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian (Igbo) writer writing in English, the most celebrated and widely read African writer, but one could say that he is one of the most influential figures in world literature, received the Gish Prize in New York on October 27, 2010.

Author Biography

Mária Béres

nyugalmazott angol-orosz szakos középiskolai tanár (KLTE ), angol fordító (ELTE )
középiskolai angol nyelvtanár (1986–2009)

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Published

2011-04-01

How to Cite

Béres, M. (2011). Chinua Achebe - The Father of Modern African Literature. Hungarian Journal of African Studies Afrika Tanulmányok, 5(1), 88–97. Retrieved from https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/afrikatanulmanyok/article/view/4453

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2011): North Africa in Flames

Section

Culture

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