"'Care and Crisis in Chinua Achebe's Novels' is a revised and expanded version of the 4th University of Nigeria Valedictory Lecture given by the author, Professor A.N. Akwanya on 01 December 2022 entitled 'No Longer a Tribe: Chinua Achebe, the Novel, and Optimistic Postcoloniality, University of Nigeria Senate Ceremonials Committee, 2022 at Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria, Nsukka."