The worst thing that can happen to any people is the loss of their - TopicsExpress

The worst thing that can happen to any people is the loss of their dignity and self-respect. The writer’s duty is to help them regain it by showing them in human terms what happened to them, what they lost….no thinking African can escape the pain of the wound in our soul . . .. The writer cannot expect to be excused from the task of re-education and regeneration that must be done. In fact he should march right in front… - Chinua Achebe on the Role of the African Writer