In this rare 1964 interview recorded at the National Museum, Lagos, three of Africa’s most brilliant literary minds: Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Lewis Nkosi come together in an unforgettable conversation. Achebe discusses his groundbreaking novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960), reflecting on themes of Igbo society, the disruptions of colonial rule, and the burden of the African writer in reclaiming narrative agency. Moderated by Nkosi and enriched by Soyinka’s probin
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In this rare 1964 interview recorded at the National Museum, Lagos, three of Africa’s most brilliant literary minds: Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Lewis Nkosi come together in an unforgettable conversation. Achebe discusses his groundbreaking novels Things Fall Apart (1958) and No Longer at Ease (1960), reflecting on themes of Igbo society, the disruptions of colonial rule, and the burden of the African writer in reclaiming narrative agency. Moderated by Nkosi and enriched by Soyinka’s probin
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In 1964, a young Chinua Achebe sat in conversation with Wole Soyinka and South African writer Lewis Nkosi. Three African minds. Three voices. One continent thinking aloud. Watching this interview feels like opening a time capsule. You see clarity. You see conviction. You see intellectual courage. This is why we must treasure our records. Because memory is power. 🌀🙏🏽🦅 Video Credit: from @Osasu Obayiuwana on X. #mpàkó #IgboGlobalAmbasador #ChinuaAchebe | Amarachi Attamah page
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In 1964, a young Chinua Achebe sat in conversation with Wole Soyinka and South African writer Lewis Nkosi. Three African minds. Three voices. One continent thinking aloud. Watching this interview feels like opening a time capsule. You see clarity. You see conviction. You see intellectual courage. This is why we must treasure our records. Because memory is power. 🌀🙏🏽🦅 Video Credit: from @Osasu Obayiuwana on X. #mpàkó #IgboGlobalAmbasador #ChinuaAchebe | Amarachi Attamah page
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