# Quote — Chinua Achebe, An Image of Africa

> The real question is the dehumanization of Africa and Africans which this age-long attitude has fostered and continues to foster in the world. And the question is whether a novel which celebrates this dehumanization, which depersonalizes a portion of the human race, can be called a great work of art.

- Author: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe.md)
- Book: [An Image of Africa](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chinua-achebe/an-image-of-africa.md)
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