Download or read book Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart written by David Whittaker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is the tragic story of an individual set in the wider context of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters. This guide offers an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things Fall Apart, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present and the critical material that surrounds it.