About the book
“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Things 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.
Editions of Things Fall Apart
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780241357088
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679417149
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385667838
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449205389
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449208106
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449241424
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385474542
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307373212
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307743855
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525496564
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525496571
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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
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Things 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Things Fall Apart about?
“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Things 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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Things Fall Apart?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Things Fall Apart?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241357088
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Things Fall Apart?
Chinua Achebe
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Things Fall Apart is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780241357088) and hardcover(ISBN 9780679417149) and paperback(ISBN 9780385667838) and paperback(ISBN 9780449205389) and paperback(ISBN 9780449208106) and paperback(ISBN 9780449241424) and paperback(ISBN 9780385474542) and ebook(ISBN 9780307373212) and ebook(ISBN 9780307743855) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525496564) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525496571)
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