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Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in people's lives. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the profound changes brought about by British colonial rule. Yet, as in classic tragedy, Okonkwo's downfall results from his own character as well as from external forces.
| ISBN | 0385474547 | | Pages | 209 | | ISBN13 | 9780385474542
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 204 | | Imprint | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group | | Published in | New York | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 210 | | Publication date | 01 Jan 1920 | | Width (mm) | 133 | | Library of Congress | 94013429 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 823 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Alternative ISBN | 9781402573729 |
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"Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent." --Nadine Gordimer, "The New York Times Book Review" ""Things Fall Apart" may well be Africa's best loved novel. . . . For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction." --Kwame Anthony Appiah "Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent." --Nadine Gordimer, "The New York Times Book Review" "A vivid imagination illuminates every page. . . . This novel genuinely succeeds in penetrating tribal life from the inside." --"Times Literary Supplement"  Be the first to write a customer review
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