Things Fall Apart
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Things Fall Apart is a 1958 English language novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first African novels written in English to receive global critical acclaim. The title of the novel comes from William Butler Yeats's poem "The Second Coming".
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References in popular culture
- The Philadelphia Hip Hop group the Roots named their fourth album Things Fall Apart.
- Vast Aire of Hip Hop group, Cannibal Ox, makes a reference to the book's title in the song, "The F-Word".
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