Home And Exile

Name: Home And Exile
Brand: A&U Canongate
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By: Chinua Achebe

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Paperback | 6 May 2025

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128 Pages

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19.8 x 12.9

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Looking back at his own life and education, this book by the giant of African literature is a deeply personal and essential key for unlocking all of Achebe's literature and politics

A moving account of an exceptional life and a piercing critique of imperialism, Home and Exile is above all a book that articulates persuasively why literature matters. Achebe challenges the West's portrayal of Africa in its culture and how this portrayal has been used to advance colonialism. Stories are a real source of power in the world, and Achebe proves that to imitate the literature of another culture is to give that power away.

Incisive, illuminating and intimate, this book by one of Africa's most influential writers also offers readers a rare insight into his personal life and education.

Industry Reviews

'The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down' - NELSON MANDELA

'A remarkable man . . . a huge inspiration' - CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

'Delves deep into the psyche of oppressed peoples and concludes that it is vital for them to take back their own stories' - Observer

'A master narrative' - New York Times Book Review

'Achebe reveals more than he has before about his parents, his education and his early career before becoming a writer' - ALASTAIR NIVEN

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