Chinua Achebe received the Man Booker International Prize in honor of his literary career in June 2007. The document at hand deals with a short story of his, called 'Dead Men's Path', whose events take place against the backdrop of Africa's de-colonisation period upon which it also elaborates. More detailed biographical remarks are made, the dichotomy of "litérature engagé" and "l'art pour l'art" is discussed and on top of that, you are in for a treat when a summary and an interpretation are presented! Rounding this out is a useful list of words covering the field 'education'. Content: historical background: colonialism; Chinua Achebe: biographical notes; litérature engagé vs. l'art pour l'art; Dead Men's Path: summary; Dead Men's Path: interpretation; useful words: vocab list 'education'

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Serie / Reihe: Abiturwissen