Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is not just a seminal work of African literature by the literary icon—it also serves as a profound metaphor for the current political turmoil in Nigeria.

LISTEN: Chinua Achebe's Lament - Explore the legacy of Things Fall Apart LISTEN: Achebe's daughter on the book that kick-started an African culture revolution Achebe's youngest daughter ...

Ronson says ideas can come from a single paragraph in a book. He found the story of ... s Williams who partly inspired him to make Things Fall Apart. “I got contacted by Robbie Williams during ...

That she is an American who worked entirely through translators has prompted some reviewers to applaud her even-handed objectivity and others to critique the book for objectifying its subjects and ...