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karatuAmina O. / fictional Learning Record excerpt

Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe

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Okonkwo is undone by the thing he is proudest of. Achebe never says this outright.

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This sample records 4 finished works, 690 known pages and 1 work with no reading amount. Its subject label is Exploring.

  • Things Fall ApartChinua Achebe
  • The Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Le Guin
  • A Wizard of EarthseaUrsula K. Le Guin
  • BelovedToni Morrison

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