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Achebe's Things Fall Apart (Reader's Guides),New
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Reader's Guides provide a comprehensive starting point for any advanced student, giving an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key works. Each guide also offers students fresh critical insights and provides a practical introduction to close reading and to analysing literary language and form. They provide uptodate, authoritative but accessible guides to the most commonly studied classic texts.Chinua Achebe's remarkable novel Things Fall Apart (1958) is probably the best known African novel and has become one of the world's most influential literary masterpieces. Since publication, a total of nearly 12 million copies have been sold, with translations into more than 50 languages. Despite its undoubted success, its apparent simplicity has tended to blind readers to the dazzling storytelling resources and the inventive language, plot, setting, and characterization which first draw them to the novel and keep them reading. This is the ideal guide to the text, setting Things Fall Apart in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure, providing exemplary close readings, presenting an uptodate account of its critical reception and examining its afterlife in literature, film and popular culture. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading.Reader's Guides provide a comprehensive starting point for any advanced student, giving an overview of the context, criticism and influence of key works. Each guide also offers students fresh critical insights and provides a practical introduction to close reading and to analysing literary language and form. They provide uptodate, authoritative but accessible guides to the most commonly studied classic texts.Chinua Achebe's remarkable novel Things Fall Apart (1958) is probably the best known African novel and has become one of the world's most influential literary masterpieces. Since publication, a total of nearly 12 million copies have been sold, with translations into more than 50 languages. Despite its undoubted success, its apparent simplicity has tended to blind readers to the dazzling storytelling resources and the inventive language, plot, setting, and characterization which first draw them to the novel and keep them reading. This is the ideal guide to the text, setting Things Fall Apart in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure, providing exemplary close readings, presenting an uptodate account of its critical reception and examining its afterlife in literature, film and popular culture. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of Achebe's Things Fall Apart? A: The main theme of Achebe's Things Fall Apart revolves around the clash of cultures, particularly the impact of colonialism on traditional African societies and the struggle of individuals to maintain their identity amidst change.
- Q: Who is the author of Reader's Guides: Achebe's Things Fall Apart? A: The author of Reader's Guides: Achebe's Things Fall Apart is Ode Ogede.
- Q: What is the publication date of this Reader's Guide? A: The publication date of this Reader's Guide is May 16, 2007.
- Q: How many pages does the Reader's Guide contain? A: The Reader's Guide contains 136 pages.
- Q: What type of bookbinding is used for this Reader's Guide? A: The Reader's Guide is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this Reader's Guide suitable for beginners in literary analysis? A: Yes, this Reader's Guide is designed to provide a comprehensive starting point for advanced students and is accessible for beginners in literary analysis.
- Q: What additional resources does this guide provide? A: This guide includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study, and an annotated guide to relevant reading.
- Q: Can this Reader's Guide help with understanding the literary language used in Things Fall Apart? A: Yes, the Reader's Guide offers practical introductions to close reading and analyzing literary language and form, making it helpful for understanding Achebe's use of language.
- Q: What makes Things Fall Apart an influential literary masterpiece? A: Things Fall Apart is considered an influential literary masterpiece due to its profound storytelling, inventive language, and its exploration of complex themes such as identity, culture, and colonialism.
- Q: What condition is the Reader's Guide in? A: The Reader's Guide is in new condition.