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Considered by many to be the most influential African writer of his generation, Achebes works have been translated into more than 45 languages. This story paints a sweeping picture of Nigeria, informing the world of the dense riches of the country and culture.
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by John Chua, M.A. University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
including Life and Background A Brief History of Nigeria Introduction to the Novel List of Characters Summaries & Critical Commentaries Map Genealogy Critical Essays Themes Language The Sequel to Things Fall Apart Review Questions and Essay Topics Selected Bibliography
INCORPORATED LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68501
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Editor
Gary Carey, M.A. University of Colorado
Consulting Editor
James L. Roberts, Ph.D. Department of English University of Nebraska
ISBN 0-8220-1276-6 Copyright 1996 by Cliffs Notes, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A.
1999 Printing
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Contents
Life and Background
5
A Brief History of Nigeria
8
Introduction to the Novel
11
List of Characters
14
Summaries & Critical Commentaries
16
Genealogy
44
Map
45
Critical Essays
Themes
72
Language
75
The Sequel to Things Fall Apart
79
Review Questions and Essay Topics
82
Selected Bibliography
84
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Life and Background
Chinua Achebe (pronounced Chee-noo-ah Ah-chay-bay) is considered by many critics and teachers to be the most influential African writer of his generation. His writings, including such novels as Things Fall Apart, have introduced readers throughout the world to creative uses of language and form, as well as to factual ''insider" accounts of modern African life and history. Not only through Achebe's literary contributions, but also through his championing of bold objectives for Nigeria and Africa has he helped reshape our comprehension of African history, culture, and place in world affairs.
This first novel of Achebe's, Things Fall Apart, is recognized as a literary classic and is taught and read everywhere in the English-speaking world. It has been translated into at least forty-five languages and has sold several million copies. The book won a major literary prize for Achebe the year after it was published.
Achebe was born in the Igbo (formerly spelled Ibo) town of Ogidi in eastern Nigeria on November 16, 1930, the fifth child of Isaiah Okafor Achebe and Janet Iloegbunam Achebe. His father was an instructor in Christian catechism for the Church Missionary Society. Nigeria was a British colony during Achebe's early years, and educated English-speaking families like the Achebes occupied a privileged position in the Nigerian power structure. His parents even named him Albert, after Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. (Achebe himself chose his Igbo name when he was in college.)
Education. Achebe attended the Church Missionary Society's school where the primary language of instruction was Igbo for
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the first two years. At about eight, he began learning English. This relatively late introduction to English allowed Achebe to develop a sense of cultural pride and an appreciation of his native tongue, which might not have been cultivated had he been raised and taught exclusively in English. His home fostered his understanding of both cultures; on the one hand, he read books in English in his father's library, and, on the other hand, he spent hours listening to his mother and sister tell traditional Igbo stories.
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