FAO Quotables

"But being right, even morally right, isn't everything. It is also important to be competent, to be consistent, and to be knowledgeable. It's important for your soldiers and diplomats to speak the language of the people you want to influence. It's important to understand the ethnic and tribal divisions of the place you hope to assist."
-Anne Applebaum

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Everything I learned about Achebe in Monterey

Need book recommendations? Check out all 301 (and counting) books that I've read at Dad's Bookshelf.

I've moved where I track my Africa reads to Beyond Achebe: A Literary Atlas—come check it out and let me know what you think.

IMPORTANT NOTE: DON'T CHEAT. DON'T PLAGIARIZE. Notes and papers are shared here for reference and studying. Footnote as appropriate.

Here are links to all things Achebe that I posted during grad school:

Great Medium Post on Yeats' "The Second Coming" poem and "Things Fall Apart" title

British and French Legacies in Africa Essay

Nigeria's Promise, Africa's Hope NYT article by Achebe

Arrow of God Discussion Notes and Summary

Things Fall Apart Discussion Notes and Summary

A Man of the People Discussion Notes and Summary

Anthills of the Savannah Discussion Notes and Summary

No Longer at Ease Discussion Notes and Summary

A young Achebe
A young Achebe

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