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One of Chinua Achebe's later novels, Anthills of the Savannah, was released in 1988 by Anchor Books. This story follows three childhood friends who rise to power in their West African nation, only to be undone by their own ambition.
In the same year, Achebe published a nonfiction work titled Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays. This collection of political essays and speeches delves into Achebe's profound reflections on his homeland and its challenges.
After finishing Things Fall Apart, readers often feel compelled to continue with Achebe's sequel, No Longer at Ease, first published in 1960. This novel picks up the tale of Okonkwo's lineage, focusing on his grandson Obi, who has been raised as a Christian and received a university education in England.
Ben Okri's novel, The Famished Road, received the prestigious Booker Prize in 1991. Set in a West African ghetto during British colonial rule, it narrates the story of Azaro, a spirit-child who has defied an agreement with the spirit world.
In 1990, Barbara K. Walker compiled eleven folklore tales in her book The Dancing Palm Tree and Other Nigerian Folktales.
Marita Golden's autobiography, Migrations of the Heart (1983), describes her marriage to a Nigerian man. It captures her experiences as an African American woman visiting Africa for the first time and her struggles to adapt to the traditional role of a Nigerian wife.
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