An edition of Things Fall Apart (1958)

Things Fall Apart

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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
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An edition of Things Fall Apart (1958)

Things Fall Apart

  • 4.0 (61 ratings) ·
  • 1,100 Want to read
  • 109 Currently reading
  • 102 Have read

Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. The novel was first published in the UK in 1962 by William Heinemann Ltd, and became the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series.

The novel follows the life of Okonkwo, an Igbo ("Ibo" in the novel) man and local wrestling champion in the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia. The work is split into three parts, with the first describing his family, personal history, and the customs and society of the Igbo, and the second and third sections introducing the influence of European colonialism and Christian missionaries on Okonkwo, his family, and the wider Igbo community.

Things Fall Apart was followed by a sequel, No Longer at Ease (1960), originally written as the second part of a larger work along with Arrow of God (1964). Achebe states that his two later novels A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987), while not featuring Okonkwo's descendants, are spiritual successors to the previous novels in chronicling African history.



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Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
2017, Penguin Books
paperback in English - reprint (111)
Cover of: Quê hương tan rã
Quê hương tan rã
2007, VHSG
in Vietnamese
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
2006, aws
Paperback in English - Expanded edition with notes, reprint (20)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
2004, Penguin Books
paperback in English - Special Sales edition (1)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
2001, Penguin Books
Paperback in English - Penguin Classic edition (049)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - 1st Anchor Books ed. (30)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1966, Heinemann Educaitonal Books
paperback in English - 1962 edition reprint
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1962, Pearson Education Limited
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1959, Fawcett Publications
mass market paperback in English - reprint (16)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1959, Astor-Honor, Inc.
paperback in English
Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1959, Fawcett Publications
Mass Market Paperback in English

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