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\nDavid Carroll  \nProfessor of EnglishUniversity of Lancaster  \nDavid Carroll 1980,1990  \nAll rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmission ofthis publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copied ortransmitted save with written permission or in accordance withthe provisions of the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988,or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copyingissued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,90 Tottenham CourtRoad,London WiP9HE  \nAny person who does any unauthorised act in relation to thispublication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civilclaims for damages  \nFirst edition 1980Second edition 1990  \nPublished by  \nMACMILLAN PRESS LTD  \nHoundmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire RG216XSand London  \nCompanies and representativesthroughout the world  \nISBN 0-333-49080-0 hardcover  \nISBN 0-333-49081-9 paperback  \nA catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the British Library.  \n10  9  8  7  6  5  403020100999897  \nPrinted in Great Britain byAntony Rowe LtdChippenham,Wiltshire  \nFirst published in the United States of America 1980Second edition 1990 published byST.MARTIN’S PRESS,INC.,Scholarly and Reference Division175 Fifth Avenue,New York,N.Y.10010  \nContents  \nPrefaceChronologyix1 Introduction2 Things Fall Apart323 No Longer at Ease624 Arrow of God865 AMan of the People1196 Short Stories and Poetry1467 Anthills of the Savannah1678 Conclusion186Notes196Select Bibliography199Index203  \n卫  \nTo my wife,Dorothy  \n# Preface\n\nThe most recent version of this study appeared in 1980.Since thenAchebe has published a political diagnosis of his country,TheTrouble with Nigeria(1983);a collection of essays,Hopes and Impedi-ments(1988);and after a gap of many years,a major new novel,Anthills of the Savannah(1987).Writing about his work has con-tinued apace.In response,I have extended the Introduction totrace Achebe's developing ideas of the role of the writer and criticin Africa;included a new chapter on Anthills of the Savannah;revised the Conclusion;and brought the Bibliography up to date.  \nAll references to Achebe's works are to the following editions,published by Heinemann:Things Fall Apart(1958),No Longer at Ease(1960),Arrow of God (second edition,1974),A Man of the People(1966),Beware,Soul Brother(1972),Girls at War and Other Stories(1972),Morning Yet on Creation Day(1975),The Trouble with Nigeria(1984),Anthills of the Savannah(1987),Hopes and Impediments(1988).  \nThe spelling 'Igbo'is used throughout to refer both to Achebe'speople and language,except in quotations where the form 'Tbo′will occasionally be found.This is in accordance with Achebe'sown practice where,in his later writing,he implies that the formeris the indigenous,the latter the non-African usage.  \nI wish to record my gratitude to the University of Toronto for itsgenerous assistance during the original writing of this study;to theUniversity of Lancaster for more recent help;and to ChinuaAchebe for kindly providing information for the Chronology.Ithank again Paul Edwards of the University of Edinburgh,thatcommitted Africanist,for his encouragement during our years atFourah Bay College,Freetown.  \nDavid CarrollUniversity of Lancaster  \nAcknowledgements  \nThe author and publishers are grateful for the following copyrightholders who have given permission to quote from the works ofChinua Achebe:  \nBolt &Watson Ltd.on behalf of the author for extracts from'Onitsha,Gift of the Niger'and 'The Novelist as Teacher’fromMorning Yet on Creation Day;  \nHeinemann Educational Books Ltd.for extracts from Beware,SoulBrother;  \nWilliam Heinemann Ltd.for extracts from Things Fall Apart.  \n# Chronology\n\n1930Albert Chinualumogu Achebe born at Ogidi,EasternNigeria,the fifth of six children,to Christian evangelistparents.  \n1953After Gov","cbCaitalnI0TiK1j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitalnI0TiK1j","pdf",10977762,215,"English","# Preface\n# 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