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Great Books: Manthia Diawara on Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
Great Books: Manthia Diawara on Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Dec 24, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
The Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe's 1958 Things Fall Apart transformed the world by vividly imagining the story of an African community in English, the language of the colonizers, and yet on its own terms. It transformed not only the English language but allowed millions of readers to enter into a civilization and worldview that is at once highly specific yet resonant with universal themes. Manthia Diawara, the Mali-born and European and American-educated renowned filmmaker, most recently An Opera of the World, and author of many books himself, including We Won’t Budge: An African Exile in the World, explains why Things Fall Apart ranks among the great novels of all time. Manthia brings the book powerfully to life, and shows how reading this book brings you face-to-face with the great challenges and joys faced by all humans at all times. Read more.
Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It"
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Uli Baer is a professor at New York University. He is also the host of the excellent podcast "Think About It"
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Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies
Released:
Dec 24, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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