A selective bibliography of open access articles on Chinua Achebe, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the MLA Guidelines for Authors of Web Sites
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Agatucci, Cora. Discussion questions for Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart prepared by Professor Agatucci
Brians, Paul. A discussion guide to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart prepared by Dr. Brians, Washington State University
Ekwe Ekwe, Herbert. A substantial introductory article on Chinua Achebe from the Literary Encyclopedia
Ezenwa-Ohaeto. A review of Chinua Achebe: A Biography in LRB, Nov. 12, 1998, reviewed by Lewis Nkosi
Mezu, Rose Ure. "Women In Achebe's World," in Womanist Theory and Research, 1995
Mbele, Joseph L. Study Guide by Professor Mbele on Things Fall Apart (removed from www.sdsmt.edu/courses/is/hum375/achebe.html)
Strong-Leek, Linda. "Reading As A Woman: Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart And Feminist Criticism," in African Studies Quarterly 5(2): 2
An overview of Chinua Achebe from Professor George Landow's Postcolonial Literature and Cultural Web, includes critical articles about his novels, their themes, techniques, and cultural contexts
"Chinua Achebe: A Storyteller Far From Home," NY Times, Jan. 10, 2000, by Somini Sengupta (free but requires a one time registration with the Times)
A biography of Chinua Achebe from the Books and Writers web site, the Kuusankoski Public Library, Finland
"Chinua Achebe and the Language of the Colonizer," by grad student Katharine Slattery, at the postcolonial web site from Queens College, Belfast
News story, "Literary giant Chinua Achebe returns 'home' from U.S., to love and adulation of community." From USAfrica Online
Achebe, Chinua. Some comments by Chinua Achebe, "On the Role of the African Writer," provided by Professor Robert Fletcher
Achebe, Chinua. An interview with Chinua Achebe in Conjunctions, Fall 1991, by Bradford Morrow
Achebe, Chinua. An interview with Chinua Achebe in the Atlantic Monthly, August 2, 2000, by Katie Bacon (removed)
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