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Telling stories from Africa

Chris Abani · TED

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About

In this deeply personal talk, Nigerian writer Chris Abani says that "what we know about how to be who we are" comes from stories. He searches for the heart of Africa through its poems and narrative, including his own.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2007
Speaker
Chris Abani
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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