Things Fall Apart

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‘Things Fall Apart’ tells the story of Okonkwo, an important man in the Igbo tribe in the days when white men were first on the scene. Okonkwo becomes exiled from his tribe, as a result of his pride and his fears, with tragic consequences.

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One of the BBC’s ‘100 Novels That Shaped Our World’

A worldwide bestseller and the first part of Achebe’s African Trilogy, 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

Additional information

Weight 0.134 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 1 cm
Book_author

Achebe, Chinua

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Imprint

Penguin Classics

Cover

Paperback

Pages

151

Language

English

Edition

Reissue

Dewey

823.914 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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