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Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe · 1994 · 224 pages

Phil Jackson
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About This Book

This novel chronicles the life of Okonkwo, a respected leader in a Nigerian Igbo community, during the late 19th century. It depicts the tragic collision between traditional African society and the arrival of British colonial and religious forces, leading to the collapse of a long-standing cultural order.

Book Details

Published

1994

Pages

224

Language

en

ISBN

9780385474542

Awards & Recognition

Man Booker International Prize (2007)Africa's Novel of the Century

Series

Part 1 of The African Trilogy

Audiobook Available

6h 31m
Narrated by Peter Francis James

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