{"product_id":"chinua-achebes-things-fall-apart-a-routledge-study-guide-9780415344562","title":"Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart: A Routledge Study Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eOffering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, \u003cem\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis guide to Chinua Achebe's compelling novel offers: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean accessible introduction to the text and contexts of \u003cem\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea selection of critical writing on \u003cem\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e, by Abiola Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esuggestions for further reading. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Guides to Literature\u003c\/em\u003e series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of \u003cem\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/em\u003e and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Achebe's text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415344562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr David Whittaker \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London. His research interests are in the areas of Nigerian and African literature and in the field of postcolonial studies and he has published a number of articles in journals and anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr Mpalive-Hangson Msiska\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in English and Humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has published many books, journal articles and conference papers on postcolonial literature, critical and cultural theory and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43190290710643,"sku":"9.78042E+12","price":77.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0886d1cb-4afb-4b49-8baf-fed41546e30d.jpg?v=1752323168","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/chinua-achebes-things-fall-apart-a-routledge-study-guide-9780415344562","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}