Dr. Ngozi Achebe

Author Ngozi Achebe Speaks On The State Of African Literature

Author Ngozi Achebe Speaks On The State Of African Literature

Dozens of Canadians, Africans and student members of Africa Awareness Initiative (AAI) recently descended upon the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada for a dialogue about the state of African literature organised by the Nigeria-Canada Friendship League in association with the AAI where Dr. Ngozi Achebe, author of Onaedo: The Blacksmith’s Daughter and the niece of “Thing’s Fall Apart’s” Chinua Achebe, was the special guest speaker. According to Dr. Achebe, the event chaired by Professor Gloria Onyeoziri- Miller professor of African literature at UBC and author of Shaken Wisdom: Irony and Meaning in Postcolonial African Fiction featured cultural