Synopsis
Zoe Wicomb was born and raised in South Africa and has lived in Scotland since 1994. She's taught in the Department of English Studies at the University of Strathclyde and now concentrates on writing. Zoe talked to Stuart about five books including Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart.
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Witness History | Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
In 1958 Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe published his first book, it would revolutionise African culture and was the beginning of a whole new genre of world literature.
Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe's Lament
Zina Saro-Wiwa explores the legacy of Africa's first great post-colonial novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.