Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe’s Lament
Based on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Zina Saro-Wiwa explores the legacy of Africa's first great post-colonial novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Duration: 28'07''
- Broadcast date: 2008
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