Complex sentence: A kola nut ceremony is briefly described in Chinua Achebe's 1959 novel Things Fall Apart, and the eating of kola nuts is referred to at least a further ten times in the novel, showing the significance of the kola nut in pre-colonial 1890s Nigerian culture.
Split into simpler sentences: A kola nut ceremony is briefly described in Chinua Achebe's 1959 novel Things Fall Apart. The eating of kola nuts is referred to at least a further ten times in the novel showing the significance of the kola nut in pre-colonial 1890s Nigerian culture.