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Things Fall Apart

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4 out of 5
Based on 32,902 Ratings and 3,062 Reviews

Book Description
One of Chinua Achebe's many achievements in his acclaimed first novel, Things Fall Apart, is his relentlessly unsentimental rendering of Nigerian tribal life before and after the coming of colonialism. First published in 1958, just two years before Nigeria declared independence from Great Britain, the book eschews the obvious temptation of depicting pre-colonial life as a kind of Eden. Instead, Ac... More
Book Information
PublisherRecorded Books
BindingAudio Cassette (89 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100788708155
ISBN-13978-0788708152
Publication Date12/1997
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About Chinua Achebe (Author) : Chinua Achebe is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Chinua Achebe include Things Fall Apart (Norton Critical Editions).
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About Peter Francis James (Narrator) : Peter Francis James is a published author and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Peter Francis James include The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothin... more
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