Being born black can be very hard, and while there are quite a few nuances, different levels and social classes within the black world, the…
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TRIP TO GHANA (7 of 7) – SEEKING OUT AN AFRICAN WRITER
FOR A WHILE NOW I HAVE TRIED TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AFRICAN LITERATURE, a far from simple exploration for a European dominated by the…
THE MOST WELL KNOWN AFRICAN NOVEL IN THE WORLD. Literary review of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (3 of 3)
The narrator’s voice maintains an objective and firm tone throughout, but on page 130, the narrator surprisingly expresses an opinion about the new, cruel Reverend…
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IS REVOLUTIONARY. Literary review of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (2 of 3)
Things Fall Apart is a classic piece of African literature, and why not, of world literature. The story portrays a typical African rural reality (Nigerian…
IS IT THE WHITES’ FAULT? Literary review of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1 of 3)
Things Fall Apart is a novel that narrates the story of Okonkwo, an Igbo farmer and warrior who settled in the fictitious village of Umuofia…