02110cgm a22004453i 4500 22427043 20250607112503.7 cr ||a|||||||| 220805s2008 dcu||| | fo vleng 22427043 0 ibc orignew u ncip 20 y-gencatlg 2021687528 4467 DLC eng DLC An Evening with Chinua Achebe. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2008-11-03. 1 online resource two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Books & Beyond Classification: Education. Classification: Language and Literature. Chinua Achebe. Recorded on 2008-11-03. Through his fiction and non-fiction works, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has sought to repair the damage done to the continent of Africa and its people as a result of European colonization. This is best exemplified in his most famous novel "Things Fall Apart," one of the first African novels written in English to achieve national acclaim. Set in the 1890s, the novel deals with the impact of British colonialism on the traditional Igbo society in Nigeria. Published in 1958 -- just two years before the end of a century of British rule in Nigeria -- the novel celebrated its 50th anniversary of publication in 2008. "An Evening with Chinua Achebe" featured the author reading from his celebrated work. Researchers. Teachers. African American History. Government, Law. Literature. Biography, History. Education. Government, World Affairs. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Center for the Book, sponsoring body. Event video gdcwebcasts 081103ctb1800 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.081103ctb1800 gdc/webcasts cfb books_and_beyond