Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart av David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska

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<P>Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, <EM>Things Fall Apart</EM> is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.</P><P>This guide to Chinua Achebe¿s compelling novel offers:</P><UL><LI>an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of <EM>Things Fall Apart</EM></LI><LI>a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present </LI><LI>a selection of critical writing on <EM>Things Fall Apart</EM>, by Abiola Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section</LI><LI>cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism</LI><LI>suggestions for furth