NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES IN CHINUA ACHEBES NOVELS

This book tries to investigate the application of major narrative techniques used in Achebes novels. The main objectives of the book are identifying the narrative techniques used in Achebes novels and pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the novels in relation to the use of narrative techniques. In accomplishing the aforementioned objectives, the writer of this study tries to review relevant literatures in relation to narrative techniques. Then an attempt is made to go through Achebes five novels in accordance with the reviewed literatures by focusing on point of view and narrative time.This book tries to give insights about narrative techniques to the students of literature. In addition, the study may also provide some important points, which can serve as a springboard for other in depth analysis on similar literary techniques