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Achebe And Soyinka Make Guardian's Top 100 In The World by aloyemeka1: 1:45pm On Jun 15, 2011
[size=14pt]Achebe and Soyinka The Make Guardian's list of 100 greatest non-fiction works[/size]

The Guardian UK | 15.06.11

The Man Died by Wole Soyinka (1971)
A powerful autobiographical account of Soyinka's experiences in prison during the Nigerian civil war

An Image of Africa by Chinua Achebe (1975)
Achebe challenges western cultural imperialism in his argument that Heart of Darkness is a racist novel, which deprives its African characters of humanity


http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/book-reviews/achebe-and-soyinka-the-make-guardians-list-of-100-greatest-non-fiction-works.html
Re: Achebe And Soyinka Make Guardian's Top 100 In The World by AndreUweh(m): 2:00pm On Jun 15, 2011
They deserve it true and true.
Re: Achebe And Soyinka Make Guardian's Top 100 In The World by aloyemeka1: 2:31pm On Jun 15, 2011
There are more Nigerian writers that should make the list too.

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