Jan 1, 2010

Things Fall Apart | What Do I Read Next?

One of Chinua Achebe's more recent novels, Anthills of the Savannah, was published in 1988 by Anchor Books. It tells the story of three childhood friends who become leaders in their West African country and who are destroyed by their ambition.

Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays is a nonfiction work by Achebe also published in 1988. The collection of political essays and speeches shows the depth of Achebe's thoughts about his homeland and its problems.

After reading Things Fall Apart, a person feels compelled to read Achebe's sequel, No Longer at...