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pekin
pekin
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Is Umuofia a village or is it a district?

in some parts of the novel, Umuofia is said to be a village, and in others, it is said to be a group of the nine villages.

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Posted by pekin on Sunday January 28, 2007 at 4:09 AM and tagged with things fall apart, umuofia.

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  1. a-b

    It is an Igbo community that includes 9 villages.

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    http://www.enotes.com/salem-lit/things-fall-apart-9820000253

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    Posted by a-b on Sunday January 28, 2007 at 9:27 AM


  2. a-b

    It could be that one of the 9 villages is also named Umuofia, as you're right it's referred to as both in the novel.

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    Posted by a-b on Sunday January 28, 2007 at 9:42 AM

  3. revolution
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    is this a repeat of the question earlier on?

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    Posted by revolution on Sunday July 26, 2009 at 6:50 AM