The Art of the Tale

by Chinua Achebe

First published 1986 · English · 832 pages

  • Novels
  • Short stories
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This title appears in the catalogue under Achebe's name, but its exact contents are uncertain. It seems to belong to the area of storytelling and short prose, a subject close to Achebe's lifelong interest in how tales are told and what they do for a community.

Readers should treat it as a minor entry in his bibliography. For a first encounter with his thinking about stories, his novels and essays remain the better place to begin.

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