Africa's Tarnished Name by Chinua Achebe

Africa's Tarnished Name

Penguin Modern #28

Chinua Achebe

64 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction essays politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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He needed to hear Africa speak for itself after a lifetime of hearing Africa spoken about by othersElectrifying essays on the history, complexity, diversity of a continent, from the father of modern African literature.Penguin Modern: fifty new boo...

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Moods

informative 96%
reflective 71%
challenging 43%
inspiring 25%
hopeful 19%
emotional 10%
sad 7%
adventurous 3%
dark 3%
relaxing 1%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 49%
fast 42%
slow 8%

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