Synopsis
An introduction to Chinua Achebe, his important novel 'Things Fall Apart' and it's origins as a response to Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'.
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A discussion of Chinua Achebe's use of language in the important novel 'Things Fall Apart'.
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