Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart was published on this day in 1958. It was his debut novel. The Novel depicts the pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. The book is read in schools throughout Africa and is studied widely in Europe, India, and North America, where it has spawned numerous secondary and tert

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