THE WOUNDED CHILD: TRAUMA AND RECYCLED INHUMANITY IN ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART AND ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS

The Wounded Child: Trauma and Recycled Inhumanity in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

[efn_note]Nte’ne, J. (2024). “The Wounded Child: Trauma and Recycled Inhumanity in Achebe’ Things Fall Apart and Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus”. Planeyo Journal of Arts and Humanities. Maiden Edition, 1(1), 68-83.[/efn_note]

Johnson Nte’ne

Johnson Nte’ne obtained his Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in English from the University of Uyo and Dalhousie University, respectively. He currently teaches first-year writing courses at Dalhousie University. His research interests include children’s literature, childhood studies, (post)colonial childhoods, literary trauma, and Bakhtinian dialogics. He is on track to begin doctoral studies in African and African American Studies by Fall 2025.

Johnson Nte’ne