Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease

This book analyses Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease, two famous novels of Chinua Achebe who is considered as Africa's most respected writer. Achebe can be labelled as Africa's single most important figure in the development of modern African literature. His novels chronicle Nigeria's troubled history. Achebe's concerns for the African situation, the influences of colonialism and European culture on African society have been explored in this book. Things Fall Apart depicts a hero's efforts to defend his own culture and customs against the encroachment of British colonisation. In No Longer at Ease, Chinua Achebe's worries about the evil impact of European culture and education upon the African youths are poignantly perceived. This book is a detailed discussion of Achebe's contribution to the national narrative of Nigeria and postcolonial writing.

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Md. Manirul Islam (MA, BEd, MPhil et PhD) est actuellement professeur adjoint d'anglais au Maharaja Nandakumar Mahavidyalaya (affilié à l'université de Vidyasagar), au Bengale occidental, en Inde. Ses recherches portent sur l'écriture indienne en anglais, les études sur les Dalits, les études culturelles, la littérature africaine et caribéenne.