TAILIEUCHUNG - The role of a writer: Reflections of a novelist

Chinua Achebe is an iconic name in Africa as well as world literature. He is a writer committed to the social uplift of marginalized and downtrodden people. He believes that serious writer should have a sense of responsibility to enhance the quality of humanity by way of exposing all manmade suppression and oppression in society. Achebe is a crusader against colonialism that enslaved the African countries and their people. He is opposed to the injustice and atrocities perpetrated by colonial rulers, and he wants to awaken the African people to rise up against the onslaught of colonialism in future. The present work serves as an inspiring guide to the African people and writers to pursue the spirit of struggle to gain self dignity and recognition. He writes with a missionary zeal and exhorts the writers to use their art as a weapon to assert their confidence and past glory. For him, art is a means to bring about change in society. His works have served as a teacher for his readers. So, Achebe has become a novelist cum teacher, especially for African people, and in general for his readers all over the world. | THE ROLE OF A WRITER REFLECTIONS OF A NOVELIST Prabhu Ray Yadav ABSTRACT Chinua Achebe is an iconic name in Africa as well as world literature. He is a writer committed to the social uplift of marginalized and downtrodden people. He believes that serious writer should have a sense of responsibility to enhance the quality of humanity by way of exposing all manmade suppression and oppression in society. Achebe is a crusader against colonialism that enslaved the African countries and their people. He is opposed to the injustice and atrocities perpetrated by colonial rulers and he wants to awaken the African people to rise up against the onslaught of colonialism in future. The present work serves as an inspiring guide to the African people and writers to pursue the spirit of struggle to gain self dignity and recognition. He writes with a missionary zeal and exhorts the writers to use their art as a weapon to assert their confidence and past glory. For him art is a means to bring about change in society. His works have served as a teacher for his readers. So Achebe has become a novelist cum teacher especially for African people and in general for his readers all over the world. Key words Art culture role writer pen instrument eradicate poverty literacy social political refinement imbibe nullify vengeance onslaught. INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Chinua Achebe one of the most distinguished Nigerian writers was born on 16th November 1930 in Ogidi. He had held several offices as a Controller Director Researcher and Visiting Professor. He was a teacher at the University of Nsukka Nigeria. Achebe is one of the most highly regarded of African writers in English. His greatest strength as a novelist is the steady refinement of his control over language. His stories deal with the social and political problems facing his country including the difficulty of the post colonial legacy. Achebe s 1965 . The Novelist as Teacher is a talk delivered at the first Common Wealth Writers .

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