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Emmanuel M. Obiechina

professor, African, Afr-Amer studies, Harvard

Emmanuel N. Obiechina is a distinguished scholar and literary critic known for his keen and thoughtful interpretations of African literature and the African diaspora. Born in 1933 in Nigeria, Obiechina received his BA in English from University College in Ibadan, Nigeria, an affiliate of the University of London in 1961 and his PhD in English from the University of Cambridge in 1967. [more]

Africa in the Soul: Narrators and the Age of Enlightenment

Emmanuel M. Obiechina

Emmanuel N. Obiechina discusses African narrators in the Age of Enlightenment, in defense of the true integrity of the race.

Africa in the Soul: Salvaging Identity from Wreckage

Emmanuel M. Obiechina

Emmanuel N. Obiechina discusses the psychology of recovery after Africans left their continent, began to stabilize from their disorientation, and started to restore their identities through narrative.

Africa in the Soul: Continent Severely Wounded

Emmanuel M. Obiechina

Emmanuel N. Obiechina discusses the upheavals that led to the mass expatriations of millions of Africans.

Masksong for Our Times

Author: Emmanuel N. Obiechina

Publisher: Africa World Press (2003)

Binding: Paperback, 58 pages

Language and Theme: Essays on African Literature

Author: Emmanuel N. Obiechina

Publisher: Howard University Press (1990)

Binding: Paperback, 249 pages

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