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.

Things Fall Apart is a classic novel written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. It is set in Africa and follows the life of Okonkwo as he watches his home being colonized by the British, and his life and ...

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 ...

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 ...