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    <![CDATA[This is Chinua Achebe's classic novel, with more than two million copies sold since its first U.S. publication in 1969. Combining a richly African story with the author's keen awareness of the qualities common to all humanity, Achebe here shows that he is &quot;gloriously gifted, with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.&quot; -- Nadine Gordimer ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[How To Criticize <em>Things Fall Apart</em> Without Sounding Like A Racist Imperialist:<br/><br/>1. Focus on the plot and how nothing very interesting really happens. Stress that it was only your <em>opinion</em> that nothing interesting happens, so that everyone realizes that you just can't identify with any of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51690593">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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