A Short History of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart /

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The publication of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than twelve million copies, and has become a cano...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ochiagha, Terri (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Achebe, Chinua > 1930-2013 > Things fall apart
Achebe, Chinua.
Achebe, Chinua > Themes, motives.
Achebe, Chinua > Criticism and interpretation.
Achebe, Chinua. > Things fall apart.
Things fall apart (Achebe, Chinua)
Rezeption
African fiction (English)
Nigerian fiction (English)
Themes, motives.
African fiction (English) > History and criticism.
Nigerian fiction (English) > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Turning and turning in the widening gyre
  • The world of stories
  • Encounters with the colonial library
  • The lost manuscript and other harrowing adventures
  • The blood-dimmed tide is loosed
  • First impressions
  • Things fall apart and its critics
  • Of canons, sons, and daughters
  • Spiritus mundi
  • Artistic interactions
  • Adaptations, appropriations, and mimesis
  • Things fall apart's worldwide readers
  • Conclusion: Whither things fall apart?

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