"Things Fall Apart," was published in 1958 and is regarded as a signal accomplishment in African literature. In writing a novel about an African culture in English, Chinua Achebe opted against the written form of his native tongue, Igbo, because the written language had been constructed largely by Europeans from several Igbo dialects and because he believed the resulting language was unsuited to the novel form. "Things Fall Apart" examines such cultural values as ambition, pride, materialism, patriarchy, self-sufficiency, and marital fidelity and the effect of European colonization on indigenous cultures trying to maintain such values. The novel has been translated into more than 50 languages; is taught in schools throughout the world; and is frequently included in listings of the world's greatest books.
you still can't find work---OMG
You got a fast car We go cruising to entertain ourselves You still ain't got a job And I work in the market as a checkout girl I know things will get better You'll find work and I'll get promoted We'll move out of the shelter Buy a bigger house and live in the suburbs I remember we were driving driving in your car Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped round my shoulder And I had a feeling that I belonged And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone You got a fast car I got a job that pays all our bills You stay out drinking late at the bar See more of your friends than you do of your kids I'd always hoped for better Thought maybe together you and me'd find it I got no plans I ain't going nowhere So take your fast car and keep on driving I remember when we were driving driving in your car Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice ...
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