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Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

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ISBN 10
0679446230
ISBN 13
9780679446231
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New York, NY: Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf, 1992 Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 1992. Hardcover. Stated 22nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine; DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($19.95); slight bumping to head, tail, and tips. Rec cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine in a black shadowbox. Everyman's Library emblems on endpapers. Gold head and tail bands. Gold page marker sewn-in. 181 pp 8vo. This book was the first of three novels in the author's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. This books is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with European as they establish a colonial presence in Africa. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, this book explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. This book provides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to the African experience. Achebe not only captures 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. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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In his debut novel, Chinua Achebe challenges our written perspective of history and portrays the devastating influence of colonization in late 19th century Nigeria.  Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. The story follows Okonkwo, a man known for his fierce heart and physical strength, as he navigates his personal demons and his ability to protect those that he loves during the upcoming face of destruction. It is a conflict of both his personal identity as a traditionally masculine protector, as well as the desperate struggle to retain freedom. Things Fall Apart has been translated in over 60 different languages, remaining a powerful influence to individuals worldwide and one of the first African novels written in English to receive global critical acclaim. The title of the novel comes from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming".

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
016689
Title
Things Fall Apart
Author
Chinua Achebe
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0679446230
ISBN 13
9780679446231
Publisher
Everyman's Library / Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1992
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
African fiction, colonialism in Africa, British influence in Africa, British Colonies in Africa, European colonization of Africa
Bookseller catalogs
African Matters;

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