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“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.”  —Barack Obama Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThings Fall Apart is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, Things Fall Apart provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture life in a pre-colonial African village, he conveys the tragedy of the loss of that world while broadening our understanding of our contemporary realities.

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• Title : Things Fall Apart


• Language : English


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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958.Its story chronicles pre colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century.It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa ...
Things Fall Apart: Study Guide | SparkNotes
Things Fall Apart is a novel by Chinua Achebe that was first published in 1958.
Things Fall Apart | Summary, Themes, & Facts | Britannica
Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) is perhaps the best known African novel of the 20th century. Its main character is Okonkwo, whose tragic and fatal flaw, his overweening ambition, wounds him. His frenzied desire to be anything but what his father was causes him to develop a…
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) by Chinua Achebe
Things fall apart is a startling historical fiction about the colonization of Africa and is thus the voice of the world’s many traditional cultures that succumbed to invasions in the 19th century. Written in 1958, it may not resonate with globalized millennials but this is a story of how a culture that worshiped nature and was rife with superstition confronted colonization and Christianity that came with it.
Things Fall Apart CliffsNotes
Things Fall Apart is about the tragic fall of the protagonist, Okonkwo, and the Igbo culture. Okonkwo is a respected and influential leader within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. He first earns personal fame and distinction, and brings honor to his village, when he defeats Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest.
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Things Fall Apart, his first novel was published in 1958. It sold over 2,000,000 copies, and has been translated into 30 languages. It was followed by No Longer at Ease, then Arrow of God (which...
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe: Summary & Analysis
Published in 1958, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is considered a modern African novel. Things Fall Apart is written in English, which means that, in addition to being a popular book in African...
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Things Fall Apart Summary The bulk of the novel takes place in Umuofia, a cluster of nine villages on the lower Niger. Umuofia is a powerful clan, skilled in war and with a great population, with proud traditions and advanced social institutions. Okonkwo has risen from nothing to a high position.
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Things fall apart the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. W. B. Yeats, "The Second ing" 6 . 7 THINGS FALL APART. 8 . 1 PART ONE. 2 . 3 CHAPTER ONE Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young

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