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In the accessible and concise A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Terri Ochiagha asks new questions and brings wider attention to unfamiliar but crucial elements of the story, including new insights into questions of canonicity, and into literary, historiographical, and precolonial aesthetic influences.

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“Ochiagha decries the tokenist approach adopted by some Western academics who overlook the novel’s sophistication and entreats us to appreciate its subtle complexity.” * Times Literary Supplement *
“Ochiagha’s work is a seminal piece presenting fresh and illuminating information to literary scholars and Africanists alike, an excellent and laudable update to a timeless classic!” * African Studies Review *

A Short History of Chinua Achebes Things Fall

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      Published 12 November 2018
      ISBN-13 9780821423486
      978-0821423486
      ISBN-10 0821423487

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the accessible and concise A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Terri Ochiagha asks new questions and brings wider attention to unfamiliar but crucial elements of the story, including new insights into questions of canonicity, and into literary, historiographical, and precolonial aesthetic influences.

      Trade Review
      “Ochiagha decries the tokenist approach adopted by some Western academics who overlook the novel’s sophistication and entreats us to appreciate its subtle complexity.” * Times Literary Supplement *
      “Ochiagha’s work is a seminal piece presenting fresh and illuminating information to literary scholars and Africanists alike, an excellent and laudable update to a timeless classic!” * African Studies Review *

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