{"product_id":"things-fall-apart-the-african-trilogy-by-chinua-achebe","title":"Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy) by Chinua Achebe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of America's most-loved novels by PBS's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's critically acclaimed African Trilogy. It is a classic narrative about Africa's cataclysmic encounter with Europe as it establishes a colonial presence on the continent. Told through the fictional experiences of Okonkwo, a wealthy and fearless Igbo warrior of Umuofia in the late 1800s, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political andreligious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith more than twenty million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovides one of the most illuminating and permanent monuments to African experience. Achebe does not only capture 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Flap\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chinua Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A true classic of world literature...A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.\" --Barack Obama\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A magical writer--one of the greatest of the twentieth century.\" --Margaret Atwood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Chinua Achebe has shown that a mind that observes clearly but feels deeply enough to afford laughter may be more wise than all the politicians and journalists.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.\" --Nadine Gordimer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.\" --Caryl Phillips, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension--a truth often obscured.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"He is one of the few writers of our time who has touched us with a code of values that will never be ironic.\" --Michael Ondaatje\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.\" --Kwame Anthony Appiah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (London)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The power and majesty of Chinua Achebe's work has, literally, opened the world to generations of readers. He is an ambassador of art, and a profound recorder of the human condition.\" --Michael Dorris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1930-2013) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas born in Nigeria. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart, Arrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. He is also the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthills of the Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man of the People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGirls at War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHome and Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHopes and Impediments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Education of a British-Protected Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eChike and the River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere Was a Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Publishing Group\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eSeptember 01, 1994\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780385474542\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.7\" H x 7.9\" L x 5.2\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e224 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45224015724730,"sku":"9780385474542","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/91NtvTU0xEL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779682748","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/things-fall-apart-the-african-trilogy-by-chinua-achebe","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}