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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- British > Nigeria > Fiction.
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- Historical fiction.
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Available copies
- 28 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 28 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 | - |
