Achebe famously critiqued which European author's portrayal of Africans as 'savages' in his essay 'An Image of Africa'?
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Correct answer: Joseph Conrad
In his 1975 lecture and subsequent essay, Achebe attacked Joseph Conrad’s 'Heart of Darkness' for being fundamentally racist. He argued that the novella reduced Africa to a mere backdrop for the spiritual disintegration of Europeans, denying Africans their humanity.
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