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One of the most widely read novels from Nigeria's most famous novelist, Things Fall Apart is a gripping study of the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion. In the novel, the Nigerian Okonkwo recognizes the cultural imperialism of the white men and tries to show his own people how their own society will fall apart if they exchange their own cultural core for that of the English.Read More

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    Things Fall Apart : Paperback : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc : 9780385474542 : 0385474547 : 12 Jun 2008 : 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.

  • 0385474547
  • 9780385474542
  • Chinua Achebe
  • 1 January 1958
  • Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 209
  • Anchor Books ed
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