![]() Not only did it have a captivating story to tell, it also had a great deal of meaning hidden within its text, giving me plenty of reasons to come back to this book long after finishing it. ![]() Things Fall Apart is the kind of book that makes reading so enjoyable. Book Review: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe 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. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy.įirst 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. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. ![]() Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. Book Summary: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe ![]()
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