Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Routledge Study GuideOffering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart 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. This guide to Chinua Achebe’s compelling novel offers:
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Things Fall Apart and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Achebe’s text. |
Contents
2 Critical history | 35 |
3 Critical readings | 77 |
4 Further reading and web resources | 129 |
Notes on contributors | 137 |
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