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The lucidness and simplicity of Chinua Achebe’s narration in ‘Things Fall Apart,’ the richness of the proverbs and folk tales he uses as garnishment and the realism of the dialogues all contribute to furnishing a rich repertoire of quotes.
The characters in ‘Things Fall Apart’ are much more human-like and sophisticated than the primitive cardboard cuts western writers typically portray Africans as.
Chinua Achebe sought to rediscover pride and dignity among Africans by rehabilitating their image damaged by the humiliating effect of racist portrayals. In ‘Things Fall Apart’ he does this with grace and clarity.
‘Things Fall Apart’ follows the tragic story of a high-performing but deeply flawed African native inhabiting an exalted place within his traditional Umuofia society which is under threat from European imperialists.
‘Things Fall Apart’ was born out of the need to correct careless, one-dimensional and ultimately racist portrayal of traditional Africans by Western writers.
Chinua Achebe launched a sustained and angry campaign against what he argues to be racist portrayals of Africans in the works of writers such as Joseph Conrad.
Chinua Achebe’s status as a leading African writer does not only owe to the success of ‘Things Fall Apart,’ but also to that of other works which are just as masterful.
Bram Stoker benefited from earlier works on vampire literature to create his masterpiece.
‘Dracula’ embodies some of the pressing anxieties facing English people during Bram Stoker’s time.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula is possibly among the most widely adapted piece of fictional literature ever written. We round up some of the notable films.