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''Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays, 1965-1987'' is collection of essays by Chinua Achebe, published in 1988.〔Achebe, Chinua (1988) ''Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays, 1965-1987''. Heinemann, ISBN 0-435-91000-0〕 Several of the essays caution against generalizing all African people into a monolithic culture, or using Africa as a facile metaphor.〔Edwards-Yearwood, Grace (December 31, 1989). (Africa Is Nobody's Metaphor: ''Hopes and Impediments'' by Chinua Achebe (review). ) ''Los Angeles Times''.〕 The opening essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's ''Heart of Darkness''", challenged the prevailing opinions in the west about Joseph Conrad's depiction of African people.〔Grossman, Ron (November 8, 1989). ("Damning message proves irresistible", ) ''Chicago Tribune''.〕 He also discusses several notable authors and shares his opinion on the role of writers and writing in cultures. In a contemporary review, Chris Dunton wrote: "The essays in his new book remind us also how tough-minded, how properly insistent, he can be in exposing false and demeaning ideas about Africa and its culture."〔Ezenwa-Ohaeto (1997). ''Chinua Achebe: A Biography'', p. 262. Indiana University Press, ISBN 978-0-253-33342-1〕 The book is dedicated to Professor Michael Thelwell.〔French, Mary Ann (September 12, 1999). ("The people's professor: Michael Thelwell, father of black studies at UMass-Amherst, thinks most of his academic peers have sold out the values of the '60s" ). ''Boston Globe''.〕 ==Contents== *"An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's ''Heart of Darkness''" *"Impediments to Dialogue Between North and South" *"Named for Victoria, Queen of England" *"The Novelist as Teacher" *"The Writer and His Community" *"The Igbo World and Its Art" *"Colonialist Criticism" *"Thoughts on the African Novel" *"Work and Play in Tutuola’s ''The Palm-Wine Drinkard''" *"Don’t Let Him Die: A Tribute to Christopher Okigbo" *"Kofi Awoonor as Novelist" *"Language and the Destiny of Man" *"The Truth of Fiction" *"What Has Literature Got To Do With It?" *"Postscript: James Baldwin (1924-1987)" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hopes and Impediments」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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