Product Description

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action. Will the great man's dangerous pride eventually destroy him?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3000 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Amazon.co.uk 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.

About the Author
"The Founding Father of the African novel in English" - The Guardian Chinua Achebe (1930-) was educated at the University College of Ibadan, Nigeria. He wrote THINGS FALL APART (1958), partly in response to what he saw as inaccurate characterisations of Africa and Africans by British authors. His other novels in Modern Classics are ANTHILLS OF THE SAVANNAH and A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. He is now a professor at Bard College, New York.