Achebe, Chinua: 1930 -2013
Things Fall Apart, 1958 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The novel deals with resisting the attempts of the white colonizers to impose a new religion and social order on the African clans.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- Achebe and the Novel
- Chinua Achebe discusses writing "under the spell" of Things Fall Apart, the rashness of sending his only manuscript to England fifty years ago
- Audio (8:59)
Achebe's youngest daughter, Nwando Achebe speaks about her father and "Things Fall Apart." BBC; July 10, 2018 - "Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart'
- Chinua Achebe discusses writing "under the spell" of Things Fall Apart, the rashness of sending his only manuscript to England fifty years ago
- Title
- The title is taken from William Butler Yeats' poem The Second Coming
- Understanding the title
- Articles
- What "things" fall apart in the novel?
- 50th Anniversary of "Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a result of European colonization. Library of Congress; November 3, 2008
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- Ekwefi's Role
- How culture is presented in the novel