'"The point of my observations should be quite clear by now, that ('Heart of Darkness' author Joseph) Conrad was a bloody racist. That this simple truth is glossed over in criticism of his work is due to the fact white racism against Africa is such a normal way of thinking that its manifestations go completely undetected."
From "An Image of Africa."
by Chinua Achebe, the pioneering
African writer, government critic
and advocate for African storytelling,
who died today. A native of Ogidi,
Nigeria, he is best known for his
first novel, “Things Fall Apart,”
which has sold more than 10 million
copies and been translated into 45
different languages.
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