Things Fall Apart is the compelling story of one man's battle to protect
his community against the forces of change. Okonkwo is the greatest
wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa
like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally kills a
clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile
to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the
village.
With his world thrown radically off-balance he can
only hurtle towards tragedy. First published in 1958, Chinua Achebe's
stark, coolly ironic novel reshaped both African and world literature,
and has sold over ten million copies in forty-five languages. This
arresting parable of a proud but powerless man witnessing the ruin of
his people begins Achebe's landmark trilogy of works chronicling the
fate of one African community, continued in Arrow of God and No Longer
at Ease.
'His courage and generosity are made manifest in the
work' Toni Morrison 'The writer in whose company the prison walls fell
down' Nelson Mandela 'A great book, that bespeaks a great, brave, kind,
human spirit' John Updike With an Introduction by Biyi Bandele
Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe
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