Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Routledge Study Guide

by David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska

Offering 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 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.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Yoli Aderele-Thomason · Rating 1 out of 5]

I read this book on the recommendation of an associate, I did not enjoy it at all, but am willing to give the author another chance