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In some ways, this was not an easy read. Achebe assumes that the reader has a certain amount of knowledge; for example, what raffia is. Though it did include a glossary in the back, it didn't include all the words I wondered about. Reading this book gave me an idea of what if must be like for people in countries very different from ours to try to read fiction written by American authors. Nevertheless, it was a fascinating book because of its very foreign quality. Achebe depicted a civilization t
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