Things Fall Apart
Total Points
#86
- Pages
- 209
Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo’s fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with the...
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read in college as an introduction to African literature. Reread as my kids were assigned this gem.
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Jan 15th, 2015
How refresshing to finally read a book about Africa which is written from the local point of view. And how apt is the title as you are painted a picture of both individuals and a culture destroyed by the imposition of another culture upon them. This is a powerful book.
Dec 26th, 2014
This is a very good book! It took me a few chapters to get into it, but after that I was hooked. Well worth a read.
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Aug 23rd, 2013
I can't believe this book doesn't have any ratings yet...It's amazing! I was assigned to read this book in high school shortly after our class read Heart of Darkness (which I hated). After the first two or so chapters, the book really started to pick up and I fell in love. I read the rest of the book in one night. (It's THAT good.) This book is never something I would have read on my own, but I'm so glad I did. It opened my eyes to African culture and taught me a newfound respect for other civilizations, especially those we may regard as "primitive". I truly believe everyone should read this novel; it is a beautiful work of art.
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