In 2008, 50 years after publishing his debut novel, Achebe explained to PBS News Hour that he wrote Things Fall Apart because ...

Achebe's most famous novel Things Fall Apart was published in 1958. An exploration of the tragic effect of British colonialism on a traditional African man, it has been published in almost 50 ...

Things were always falling apart between the writer and his country. In 2004, the government chose to offer him a national honor. Not surprisingly, Achebe rejected it.

Things Fall Apart, a fictional book written by the legendary writer Chinua Achebe, is 67 years old. The literature text read by many was originally published on June 17, 1958.

Things Fall Apart is a classic novel written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. It is set in Africa and follows the life of Okonkwo as he watches his home being colonized by the British, and his life and ...

Chinua Achebe. | Leonardo Cendamo/GettyImages. In 2008, 50 years after publishing his debut novel, Achebe explained to PBS News Hour that he wrote Things Fall Apart because “something needed to ...