Things Fall apart

By Chinua Achebe

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Format: Paperback, 209 pages, Anchor Books ed Edition Published In: United States, 01 January 1920 Other Editions: Paperback, USA $29.99 View Ships within 7-12 days Publishers Description This is Chinua Achebe's classic novel, with more than two million copies sold since its first U.S. publication in 1969. Combining a richly African story with the author's keen awareness of the qualities common to all humanity, Achebe here shows that he is "gloriously gifted, with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent." -- Nadine Gordimer Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group ISBN: 0385474547 EAN: 9780385474542 Dimensions: 21.0 x 133.0 x 1.0 centimeters

Set in a Nigerian village on the eve of European colonisation, ‘Things Fall Apart’ gives an intricate and insightful account of native Nigerian culture. Achebe criticises the European colonisation of Africa yet also takes a universal approach when exploring human nature, an exploration reinforced by the portrayal of the flawed protagonist, Okonkwo, who risks losing everything because of his fierce and potentially dangerous pride. Although short and simply written, ‘Things Fall Apart’ is a poignant tragedy.