Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Routledge Study Guide Contributor(s): Whittaker, David (Author), Msiska, Mpalive-Hangson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415344565 ISBN-13: 9780415344562 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Dewey: 823.914 |
LCCN: 2007028582 |
Series: Routledge Guides to Literature |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 146 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |