The Education of a British-Protected Child by Chinua Achebe

The Education of a British-Protected Child

Author: Chinua Achebe

'His is a voice that roars . . . one of the world's most important thinkers and writers' Bernardine Evaristo, Independent

This acclaimed volume of autobiographical essays is one of Chinua Achebe's most powerful and personal works to date, containing reflections on personal and collective identity, on home and family, on literature, language and politics.

From an ironic and delicately nuanced portrait of his love of reading while growing up in colonial Nigeria, to later pieces on the nation post-independence and on his lifelong attempt to reclaim the definition of 'Africa', these diverse, witty and passionately honest writings give us a vivid new insight into Achebe the man and the writer.

'The essays are models of clarity, care and thoughtfulness'
Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra

By Chinua Achebe

Published: 24/10/2012

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781846145766

RRP: $39.99

An Image of Africa

By Chinua Achebe

Beautifully written yet highly controversial, An Image of Africa asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. Also included is The Trouble with Nigeria, Achebe's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country.

Published: 13/09/2010

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141192581

RRP: $9.95

No Longer at Ease

By Chinua Achebe

Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who, thanks to the privileges of an education in Britain, has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be backhanders and corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes that are offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl – to the disapproval of his parents...

Published: 03/03/2010

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141191553

RRP: $24.95

Arrow of God

By Chinua Achebe

Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat – from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable – surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Armed with this belief, he is prepared to...

Published: 03/03/2010

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141191560

RRP: $24.95

A Man of the People

By Chinua Achebe

Chief the Honourable M.A. Nanga, MP, jacked in his job as a teacher to become a politician. As Minister for Culture he is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, a roguish opportunist who can talk his way in and out of anything. At first, the contrast between Nanga and Odili, a former pupil who is visiting the Ministry, appears huge. But in the 'eat-and-let-eat' atmosphere, Odili's idealism...

Published: 30/01/2002

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141186894

RRP: $24.95

Anthills of the Savannah

By Chinua Achebe

Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are three like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression and intimidation they are simply trying to live and love – and remain friends. But in a world where each day brings a new betrayal, hope is hard to cling on to.

Achebe's candid vision of contemporary...

Published: 30/01/2002

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141186900

RRP: $24.95

Things Fall Apart

By Chinua Achebe

Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy. A classic in every...

Published: 03/01/2002

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141186887

RRP: $24.95

Things Fall Apart

By Chinua Achebe

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone – even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action...

Published: 06/03/2006

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780141023380

RRP: $12.95