โ Scribed by Chinua Achebe
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SUMMARY:
THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, and in its classical purity of line and economical beauty it provides us with a powerful fable about the immemorial conflict between the individual and society. The second story, which is as modern as the first is ancient, and which elevates the book to a tragic plane, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world through the arrival of aggressive, proselytizing European missionaries. These twin dramas are perfectly harmonized, and they are modulated by an awareness capable of encompassing at once the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul. THINGS FALL APART is the most illuminating and permanent monument we have to the modern African experience as seen from within.
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SUMMARY: THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, and in its classical purity of line and eco
The contexts of Achebe's writings -- Unity and variety in structure, language, style and form -- Reading Things fall apart : the communal world, the embattled zones of conquest, and the decline of tradition -- Critical reception, interpretation and afterlife (adaptation and influence).
The contexts of Achebe's writings -- Unity and variety in structure, language, style and form -- Reading Things fall apart : the communal world, the embattled zones of conquest, and the decline of tradition -- Critical reception, interpretation and afterlife (adaptation and influence).
SUMMARY: THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, and in its classical purity of line and eco
The contexts of Achebe's writings -- Unity and variety in structure, language, style and form -- Reading Things fall apart : the communal world, the embattled zones of conquest, and the decline of tradition -- Critical reception, interpretation and afterlife (adaptation and influence).
**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 Americas best-loved novels by PBSs *The Great American Read*\*\* \* Things Fall Apart *is the first of