038 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

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Julia and Victoria should have read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe in high school or college, and yet here they are in their twenties, with little to no knowledge of one of the most important figures in African literature. Listen in as we learn new things and attempt to use a podcast platform to remedy one of the failings of the American education system.

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Ehud the Left-Handed

• The Iliad

• Postcolonial Literature

• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

• Akram Khan’s Giselle

• Kathak

• Mister Johnson by Joyce Cary

• Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Recommendations:

• Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

• Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta

Next Week:

• There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé by Morgan Parker

(Correction: Julia incorrectly states in the episode that this is Parker’s first book, when in fact it is her second. Her first book of poetry is called Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night.)