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The Complex Journey of Nigerian Adaptations: What ‘Things Fall Apart’ Tells Us

by Oluwatomisin Olorunfemi

On September 26, 2024, Hollywood publication Variety reported that British powerhouse Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) would play Okonkwo in a TV adaptation of “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe’s iconic 1958 novel. Many […]

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