The Education of a British Protected Child
Chinua Achebe has been heralded as the father of modern African literature. He is best known for his book, Things Fall Apart. In his book, The Education Of A British Protected Child, published in December 2009, Achebe offers some interesting and often hilarious insights into the complexities of of culture and colonialism. In this excerpt from the book, Achebe writes about the difficulties of finding children’s books that are not offensive or condescending towards Africans for his oldest daughter.