by Chinua Achebe · Penguin Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141023380
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«Things Fall Apart» is the novel by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, published by Penguin Books in paperback (208 pages, in English).
Okonkwo, a warrior and Igbo leader in precolonial Nigeria, bases his life on honor and strength. When British colonizers and Christian missionaries arrive in Okonkwo's village, his world and the traditional order of the Igbo community are threatened. The novel addresses cultural clash, identity and the impact of colonization.
Originally published in 1958, the novel opens Chinua Achebe's African Trilogy, which continues with Arrow of God and No Longer at Ease.
For those seeking African literature, twentieth-century classics and stories about tradition and colonialism.
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Achebe is often referred to as the "father of modern African literature", although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
