Ocupation: Novelist
Life: November 16, 1930 - March 21, 2013
Birthday: November 16
Death: March 21
The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be drawn into unfamiliar territory, walking in borrowed literary shoes so to speak, toward a deeper understanding of self or society, or of foreign peoples, cultures, and situations.
source: FaceBook post by Chinua Achebe from May 03, 2015
topic: Self, Shoes, Understanding, Deeper Understanding, Unfamiliar Territory