How Long to Read A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 51 minutes to read A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart by Terri Ochiagha

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The publication of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is heralded as the inaugural moment of modern African fiction, and the book remains the most widely read African novel of all time. Translated into dozens of languages, it has sold more than twelve million copies and has become a canonical reading in schools the world over. While Things Fall Apart is neither the first African novel to be published in the West nor necessarily the most critically valued, its iconic status has surpassed even that of its author. Until now—in the sixtieth anniversary year of its publication—there has not been an updated history that moves beyond the book’s commonly discussed contexts and themes. In the accessible and concise A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Terri Ochiagha provides that history, asking new questions and bringing to wider attention unfamiliar but crucial elements of the Things Fall Apart story. These include new insights into questions of canonicity and into literary, historiographical, and precolonial aesthetic influences. She also assesses adaptations and appropriations not just in films but in theater, hip-hop, and popular literary genres such as Onitsha Market Literature.

How long is A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart?

A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart by Terri Ochiagha is 108 pages long, and a total of 27,864 words.

This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 32 minutes to read A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart aloud.

What Reading Level is A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart?

A Short History of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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