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"Things Fall Apart" (Cliffsnotes Literature Guides) (Paperback)
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Short Description for "Things Fall Apart"Offers commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. This title also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. It leaves behind the stereotypical portrayals of African life, and presents the Igbo culture of Nigeria in all its remarkable complexity.
Full description- Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Published: 15 January 2001
- Format: Paperback 128 pages
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- Categories: Literary Studies: General | Literary Studies: From C 1900 - | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers
- ISBN 13: 9780764586477 ISBN 10: 0764586475
- Sales rank: 125,960
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Full description for "Things Fall Apart"
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format. In "CliffsNotes on Things Fall Apart", you explore the ground-breaking work of author Chinua Achebe, considered by many to be the most influential African writer of his generation. The novel, amazing in its authenticity, leaves behind the stereotypical portrayals of African life, and presents the Igbo culture of Nigeria in all its remarkable complexity. Chapter summaries and commentaries take you through Achebe's world, and critical essays give you insight into the novel's themes and use of language. Other features that help you study include: character analyses of the main characters; a character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters; a section on the life and background of Chinua Achebe; a review section that tests your knowledge; and a Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites Classic literature or modern modern-day treasure you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

