Things fall apart / Chinua Achebe.

By:

Achebe, Chinua

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Classics in context (Oxford, England) | African writers seriesPublication details: Oxford ; Portsmouth, N.H., USA : Heinemann Educational, 1996. [ Reprinted 2000 ].Edition: Expanded ed. with notesDescription: lviii, 148 p. : ill. ; 20 cmISBN:

0435905252

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823 A177t 2000 20

Contents:

Chinua Achebe: A Biographical Note -- Chinua Achebe and the Invention of African Literature / Simon Gikandi -- Igbo Culture and History / Don Ohadike -- Principal Characters in the Novel -- Glossary of Words and Phrases Used in the Text -- Things Fall Apart / Chinua Achebe.

Summary: Chinua 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.

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Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	1	In transit from Premier University Central Library to Premier University DELL Library since 21/05/2024		11326
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	2	Checked out	25/07/2024	11327
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	3	In transit from Premier University Central Library to Premier University DELL Library since 30/03/2024		11328
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	5	Checked out	12/12/2024	11330
Books	Premier University DELL Library	823 A177t 2000	6	Available		11331
Books	Premier University DELL Library	823 A177t 2000	7	Available		11332
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	8	Checked out	12/12/2024	11333
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	9	In transit from Premier University Central Library to Premier University DELL Library since 30/10/2023		11334
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	10	In transit from Premier University Central Library to Premier University DELL Library since 20/05/2024		11335
Books	Premier University Central Library	823 A177t 2000	4	Available		11329

Chinua 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.

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