Things Fall Apart
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Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outside...
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Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive and he is one of the powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show his weakness. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, he takes violent action. Will the great man's pride eventually destroy him? One of the BBC''s ''100 Novels That Shaped Our World''A worldwide bestseller and the first part of Achebe''s African Trilogy, Things Fall Apart is the compelling story of one man''s battle to protect his community against the forces of changeOkonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy. First published in 1958, Chinua Achebe''s stark, coolly ironic novel reshaped both African and world literature, and has sold over ten million copies in forty-five languages. This arresting parable of a proud but powerless man witnessing the ruin of his people begins Achebe''s landmark trilogy of works chronicling the fate of one African community, continued in Arrow of God and No Longer at Ease. ''His courage and generosity are made manifest in the work'' Toni Morrison''The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down'' Nelson Mandela''A great book, that bespeaks a great, brave, kind, human spirit'' John UpdikeWith an Introduction by Biyi Bandele
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
ISBN
9780141023380
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
208
Udgivelsesdato
26-01-2006
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1546235
EAN nr.
9780141023380
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
113
Bredde (mm)
179
Længde (mm)
15
Vægt (g)
144
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