http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/chinua-achebe Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:19:09 -0400 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:19:09 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/530/vehicles-for-story-chinua-achebe-and-ngand#361;gand#297;-wa-thiongo-on-defining-african-literature-preserving-culture-and-self By Kristina S. Ten - For example, the average English-speaking American is unlikely to learn an ethnic language from a country thousands of miles away just so he or she can read a book from that country. Writers cannot rely on readers worldwide to cater to one country’s causes. If the writer’s objective is to garner awareness and readership on a large scale, it is his or her responsibility to make the story accessible to the masses. The world is growing evermore cluttered with information; getting attention is a matter of competition. Storytellers must continue to push through the clutter, using any means... Fri, 20 May 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/530/vehicles-for-story-chinua-achebe-and-ngand#361;gand#297;-wa-thiongo-on-defining-african-literature-preserving-culture-and-self