| 词条 | Hopes and Impediments |
| 释义 |
Several of the essays caution against generalizing all African people into a monolithic culture, or using Africa as a facile metaphor.[2] The opening essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness", challenged the prevailing opinions in the west about Joseph Conrad's depiction of African people.[3] He also discusses several notable authors and shares his opinion on the role of writers and writing in cultures. In a contemporary review, Chris Dunton wrote: "The essays in his new book remind us also how tough-minded, how properly insistent, he can be in exposing false and demeaning ideas about Africa and its culture."[4] The book is dedicated to Professor Michael Thelwell.[5] Contents
References1. ^Achebe, Chinua (1988) Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays, 1965-1987. Heinemann, {{ISBN|0-435-91000-0}} 2. ^Edwards-Yearwood, Grace (December 31, 1989). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66638869.html?dids=66638869:66638869&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT Africa Is Nobody's Metaphor: Hopes and Impediments by Chinua Achebe (review).] Los Angeles Times. 3. ^Grossman, Ron (November 8, 1989). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24587369.html?dids=24587369:24587369&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT "Damning message proves irresistible",] Chicago Tribune. 4. ^Ezenwa-Ohaeto (1997). Chinua Achebe: A Biography, p. 262. Indiana University Press, {{ISBN|978-0-253-33342-1}} 5. ^French, Mary Ann (September 12, 1999). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/44651811.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current "The people's professor: Michael Thelwell, father of black studies at UMass-Amherst, thinks most of his academic peers have sold out the values of the '60s"]. Boston Globe. External links
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