Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apartis 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:an accessible introduction to the text and contexts ofThings Fall Aparta critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the presenta selection of critical writing onThings Fall Apart, by Abiola Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey sectioncross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticismsuggestions for further reading. Part of theRoutledge Guides to Literatureseries, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study ofThings Fall Apartand seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Achebe's text. | Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart by David Whittaker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters