Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Routledge Study Guide Contributor(s): Whittaker, David (Author), Msiska, Mpalive-Hangson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415344557 ISBN-13: 9780415344555 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is the tragic story of an individual set in the wider context of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters. This guide offers an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things Fall Apart, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present and the critical material that surrounds it. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Dewey: 823.914 |
LCCN: 2007028582 |
Series: Routledge Guides to Literature |
Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.4" W x 8.75" (0.68 lbs) 146 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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 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. |