Things fall apart / Chinua Achebe ; with an introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah.
[This book is] a simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger ... Uniquely ... African, at the same time it reveals [the author's] ... awareness of the human qualities common to men of all times and places.-Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679417141
- ISBN: 0679446230
- ISBN: 9780679417149
- ISBN: 9780679446231
- Physical Description: xxi, 181 pages ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
- Distributor: New York : Distributed by Random House, Inc.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xviii-xix). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Historical and Cultural Context of Things Fall Apart -- Technique and Theme in Things Fall Apart -- Characters in Things Fall Apart -- Places in Things Fall Apart -- Map of Africa -- Map of Nigeria -- Images of Igbo Life -- Plot Analysis of Things Fall Apart -- "Going Home Was a Sad Awakening," Marjorie Coeyman, The Christian Science Monitor (news article) -- "An African Voice," interview with Chinua Achebe by Katie Bacon, Atlantic Unbound (interview) -- "The Second Coming," William Butler Yeats (poem) -- "Lament of the Sacred Python," Chinua Achebe (poem) -- from Kehinde, Buchi Emecheta (novel excerpt) -- "Heaven Is Not Closed," Bessie Head (short story) -- "Should My Tribal Past Shape Delia's Future?," Dympna Ugwu-Oju, Newsweek (personal essay). |
| Target Audience Note: | 890L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.2 8 79634. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also issued online. |
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| Subject: | British > Nigeria > Fiction. Igbo (African people) > Fiction. Men > Nigeria > Fiction. Race relations > Fiction. Men. Nigeria > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Available copies
- 25 of 30 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 30 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | FIC ACH (Text) | 37810434820881 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F Achebe (Text) | 34269001134643 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F ACH (Text) | 50503300234012 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 09/04/2024 |
| Beaufort Main | F ACH (Text) | 34208202423140 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC ACH (Text) | 30441100349273 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F (Text) | 33115004369945 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F ACHEBE (Text) | 31781061792493 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F ACHEBE (Text) | 31781064087966 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F ACHEBE (Text) | 31781064087974 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | F A (Text) | 25908003943334 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
