Chinua Achebe (Briefly) Returns to Nigeria

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  01.21.09 | 12:33 PM ET

The renowned author of Things Fall Apart returned to his home country recently to deliver a lecture, after almost two decades spent overseas. As This Day Online notes, “all previous efforts to bring Achebe home, who was highly critical of the Olusegun Obasanjo government, had failed until now.” (Via The Book Bench)

Tags: Literature, Africa, Nigeria, Literary Travel

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


1 Comment for Chinua Achebe (Briefly) Returns to Nigeria

Lola 01.21.09 | 6:57 PM ET

Finally!

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