Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series)

Achebe, Chinua

ISBN 10: 0435905260 / ISBN 13: 9780435905262

Published by Heinemann, 1987

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001275456

Synopsis:

Tells the story of Okonkwo, an important man in the Obi tribe, in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene. This novel tells of the series of events by which Okonkwo, through his pride and his fears, becomes exiled from the tribe.

Review: One of the most widely read novels from Nigeria's most famous novelist, Things Fall Apart is a gripping study of the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion. In the novel, the Nigerian Okonkwo recognizes the cultural imperialism of the white men and tries to show his own people how their own society will fall apart if they exchange their own cultural core for that of the English.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Things Fall Apart (African Writers Series)
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good