CCNY Launches Chinua Achebe Legacy Series (The City College of New York - 9/22/14) #Harlem, #HarlemEd, #RockThoseReads EXCERPT: Presented by CCNY’s Black Studies Program, the series honors the late Nigerian writer, academic and critic whose first novel, “Things Fall Apart,” is the most widely read book in modern African literature. . . . November 6, Amsterdam Room, 12 – 2 p.m. Laila Lalimi, Moroccan novelist and essayist, whose latest book “The Moor’s Account” (Pantheon Books) will be published this month. December 11, Shepard Hall room 250, 6 – 8 p.m. Sefi Atta, award-winning Nigerian author and playwright, whose books include “A Bit of Difference,” “Swallow” and “Everything Good Will Come.” Dr. Cheryl Sterling, director of the Black Studies Program in the Division of Humanities and the Arts and an associate professor of English, said the Legacy Series is designed to pay homage to Mr. Achebe, who was once a visiting professor at City College. “He’s an inspiration to anyone who studies the culture and literature of Africa,” she said. The series is made possible by several CCNY groups including the Simon H. Rifkind Fund, the Office of the Provost, Division of Humanities and the Arts and the Office of Government and Community Affairs. Emily Raboteau, associate professor of English, and Retha Powers, assistant director of CCNY’s Publishing Certificate Program, helped organize the Series.
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