Things Fall Apart is a novel by Chinua Achebe that was first published in 1958. Read a plot overview, important quotes, and historical context.
Summary
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Characters
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Main Ideas
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Quotes
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Quotes by Theme
- Generational divide
- Pride
- Repression
- Drum language
- Ethnographic distance
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Quotes by Setting
- Igboland
Further Study
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