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Things Fall Apart

By Chinua Achebe
Things Fall Apart
Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in people's lives. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought about by British colonial rule. Yet, as in classic tragedy, Okonkwo's downfall results from his own character as well as from external forces.

Details

Authors: Chinua Achebe
Copyright: 1994
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780385474542
ISBN10: 0385474547
Page Count: 224
Dimensions: 5.2x0.7x7.9
Publisher: Penguin Books
Jacket Notes: This is Chinua Achebe's classic novel, with more than two million copies sold since its first U.S. publication in 1969. Combining a richly African story with the author's keen awareness of the qualities common to all humanity, Achebe here shows that he is "gloriously gifted, with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent." -- Nadine Gordimer

Strand Notes

50th Anniversary Edition. This internationally acclaimed novel by the Nigerian novelist tells two intertwining stories - perfectly harmonized twin dramas - both centering on Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigera. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with ther arrival of aggressive European missionaries. With a Glossary. 213p.

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50th Anniversary Edition. This internationally acclaimed novel by the Nigerian novelist tells two intertwining stories - perfectly harmonized twin dramas - both centering on Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigera. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destructionof Okonkwo's world with ther arrival of aggressive European missionaries. With a Glossary. 213p.
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