Anthills of the Savannah – Chinua Achebe | Book Review Set in the fictitious state of Kangan, Anthills of the Savannah explores and condemns political corruption in post-colonial Africa. Sam, Chris, and Ikem, three former friends and classmates, are the story’s central characters. After a military coup that alters the country’s course, they unexpectedly…
There Was A Country is essentially a documentary on the times preceding the secession of the Igbo nation, Biafra, from the newly-independent Nigeria, the gory period of the civil war, and the aftermath of war, both on the Igbos and the nation Nigeria at large. It’s an account of how this singular occurrence, especially the…
WB Yeats, The Poet Behind Things Fall Apart’s Inspiration Born on 13 June 1865, WB Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer. He was one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature and was highly respected in his field. He published over 30 poetry collections over his lifetime. In 1923, he received the…