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“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” Barack Obama 

“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s
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Things Fall Apart
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, Things Fall Apart explores 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.

With more than 20 million copies sold and translated into fifty-seven languages,
Things Fall Apart provides 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.

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One of Chinua Achebe's many achievements in his acclaimed first novel, Things Fall Apart, is his relentlessly unsentimental rendering of Nigerian tribal life before and after the coming of colonialism. First published in 1958, just two years before Nigeria declared independence from Great Britain, the book eschews the obvious temptation of depicting pre-colonial life as a kind of Eden. Instead, Achebe sketches a world in which violence, war, and suffering exist, but are balanced by a strong sense of tradition, ritual, and social coherence. His Ibo protagonist, Okonkwo, is a self-made man. The son of a charming ne'er-do-well, he has worked all his life to overcome his father's weakness and has arrived, finally, at great prosperity and even greater reputation among his fellows in the village of Umuofia. Okonkwo is a champion wrestler, a prosperous farmer, husband to three wives and father to several children. He is also a man who exhibits flaws well-known in Greek tragedy: Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children. Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness. It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw. Okonkwo's fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself. It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father. And yet Achebe manages to make this cruel man deeply sympathetic. He is fond of his eldest daughter, and also of Ikemefuna, a young boy sent from another village as compensation for the wrongful death of a young woman from Umuofia. He even begins to feel pride in his eldest son, in whom he has too often seen his own father. Unfortunately, a series of tragic events tests the mettle of this strong man, and it is his fear of weakness that ultimately undoes him.

Achebe does not introduce the theme of colonialism until the last 50 pages or so. By then, Okonkwo has lost everything and been driven into exile. And yet, within the traditions of his culture, he still has hope of redemption. The arrival of missionaries in Umuofia, however, followed by representatives of the colonial government, completely disrupts Ibo culture, and in the chasm between old ways and new, Okonkwo is lost forever. Deceptively simple in its prose, Things Fall Apart packs a powerful punch as Achebe holds up the ruin of one proud man to stand for the destruction of an entire culture. --Alix Wilber

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“A true classic of world literature...A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama

“A magical writer—one of the greatest of the twentieth century.” —Margaret Atwood
 
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.”
Toni Morrison
                                                                                               
“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.” —
Time

“Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.” —Nadine Gordimer
 
“Achebe’s influence should go on and on . . . teaching and reminding that all humankind is one.” —
The Nation

“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,
The Observer

“We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension—a truth often obscured.” —
Chicago Tribune

“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
 
“For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.” —Kwame Anthony Appiah
 
“[Achebe] is one of world literature’s great humane voices.” —
Times Literary Supplement
 
“Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.” —
The Sunday Times (London)
 
“[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.” —
The Village Voice
 
“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

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (September 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 209 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0385474547
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385474542
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 890L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.14 x 0.6 x 7.94 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2025
    Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a timeless classic.

    Growing up in Nigeria, it was one of the first books I couldn’t wait to read in its entirety. The novel’s protagonist, Okonkwo, is a respected warrior and leader in Umuofia, deeply committed to traditional values. However, his rigid adherence to masculinity and strength ultimately leads to his personal and communal downfall as he struggles against the forces of colonialism and cultural change.

    Achebe’s storytelling provides an authentic Nigerian voice, challenging Western narratives that have long misrepresented African societies. Beyond its literary brilliance, the novel plays a crucial role in reclaiming African history and identity, serving as a testament to the resilience of Nigerian culture in the face of historical upheaval.

    Reading it again as a middle-aged Nigerian American in the Tinubu/Trump era hits differently. It underscores the dangers of rigid leadership and the lasting impact of colonial histories that many nations still grapple with—often denied, rewritten, or exploited for corruption. It also raises pressing questions about social justice: How do we confront the lingering effects of colonial rule? How do we break free from systems that continue to oppress? Achebe’s novel remains as relevant as ever, reminding us that when societies resist change without reflection, things truly do fall apart.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2013
    I didn't give this book a chance when it was assigned to me in college but with positive reviews from so many of my classmates, I decided to go back and give it a try...I am glad that I did. It's become an excellent ice-breaker with my Nigerian friends and I think it provides great course material for both highschool and college classes. The cultural barriers and conflicts that we see all the time across the world are studied by following the simple and tragic story of the main character and his village. Unlike others that approach the subject, I think that the author did a great job of staying relatively neutral as I didn't feel like there was any finger pointing or exaggerated accusations.

    The book read slower in the beginning but I think it became very exciting towards the end.

    Wikipedia's take on the significance of the book was helpful to me when I decided to purchase it on my kindle. Thus, this is what that source has to say:
    Things Fall Apart is a milestone in African literature. It has come to be seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English,[2][5] and is read in Nigeria and throughout Africa. Of all of Achebe's works, Things Fall Apart is the one read most often, and has generated the most critical response, examination, and literary criticism. It is studied widely in Europe and North America, where it has spawned numerous secondary and tertiary analytical works. It has achieved similar status and repute in India, Australia and Oceania.[2] Considered Achebe's magnum opus, it has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.[28] Time Magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.[29] The novel has been translated into more than fifty languages, and is often used in literature, world history, and African studies courses across the world.

    Achebe is now considered to be the essential novelist on African identity, nationalism, and decolonization. Achebe's main focus has been cultural ambiguity and contestation. The complexity of novels such as Things Fall Apart depends on Achebe's ability to bring competing cultural systems and their languages to the same level of representation, dialogue, and contestation.[5]

    Reviewers have praised Achebe's neutral narration and have described Things Fall Apart as a realistic novel. Much of the critical discussion about Things Fall Apart concentrates on the socio-political aspects of the novel, including the friction between the members of Igbo society as confront the intrusive and overpowering presence of Western government and beliefs. Ernest N. Emenyonu commented that "Things Fall Apart is indeed a classic study of cross-cultural misunderstanding and the consequences to the rest of humanity, when a belligerent culture or civilization, out of sheer arrogance and ethnocentrism, takes it upon itself to invade another culture, another civilization."[30]

    Achebe's writing about African society, in telling from an African point of view the story of the colonization of the Igbo, tends to extinguish the misconception that African culture had been savage and primitive. In Things Fall Apart, western culture is portrayed as being "arrogant and ethnocentric," insisting that the African culture needed a leader. As it had no kings or chiefs, Umofian culture was vulnerable to invasion by western civilization. It is felt that the repression of the Igbo language at the end of the novel contributes greatly to the destruction of the culture. Although Achebe favors the African culture of the pre-western society, the author attributes its destruction to the "weaknesses within the native structure." Achebe portrays the culture as having a religion, a government, a system of money, and an artistic tradition, as well as a judicial system.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
    This is not so much a review of the book as it is a brief commentary of its personal and broader relevance. As a Nigerian-American, I can honestly say that Things Fall Apart is one of the most important books I've ever read. I read it in secondary school in Nigeria 30 years ago and most of it was lost on me because we were forced to read, memorize, and regurgitate its contents to pass exams. We did not have much have a chance to extract and discuss the WEALTH of knowledge that Chinua Achebe unfurls in this book.

    Fast-forward to last week in the US when something kept telling me to order another copy (I've lived in a few countries, including Nigeria, and always feel compelled to buy this book anywhere I live but never find time to read it). So, I ordered yet another hard copy and then saw Amazon's Kindle deal while the first copy was in transit in the post. It was a no-brainer -- the Kindle version would solve my traveling woes! Moreover, I devoured it in 3 days! Then I discussed certain passages with my parents whose grandparents would have been Okonkwo's peers and this precipitated priceless family discussions, taking my parents back to their respective childhoods.

    Having been born in the US, I can count the number of times that we've tried to have similar discussions that ended up falling flat. I believe my re-reading of Achebe's book, plus my mother's grand decision to transplant me from the US and enroll me in a Nigerian secondary school decades ago, FINALLY helped us share and construct parts of our family's historical story's center that had never really had the chance to come together -- not to talk of fall apart.

    The novel also elicited compassion from me that gets buried (far) beneath the frustration at present-day Nigeria, which I've recently lived in and visit often. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes this functional society -- sure, without the technological advances of iron horses and Western education -- but functional enough to maintain law and order, as well as family and community (kinship) structures. My parents say that they remember some of those days and now I understand the heartbreak and ambivalence they must feel when they look at Nigeria today.

    I also finished the book with more compassion towards pre-colonial worshippers of traditional or cultural gods. Achebe cleverly shows that it wasn't much different from Christianity other than the multiplicity of mediator gods and the exclusion of certain groups and the sad, unfortunate mistreatment of twins. (My parents have a family friend who was an only child because his mother had given birth to FOUR sets of twins -- all of whom were you-know-what). As a Christian, I can easily rattle off the vast differences but sometimes it's helpful to look at similarities, so you can understand where people are coming from and why they see things the way they do, and therefore do the things they do. The Igbos were just one ethnic groups in Nigeria that had to make decisions and adjustments to literally abandon who they were. Never mind how many other groups had to do the same across the entire country and continent!

    Finally, I was struck by how certain elements of this 60 year-old novel foreshadows aspects of present-day Nigeria. In particular, the part about the colonial government messengers and 250 cowries had me howling out loud! Obviously, I don't want to give it away, so please feel free to share your thoughts on this aspect after you've read the book!

    While I understand Chimamanda Adichie's warning not to heed to the narrative of a single story, Things Fall Apart is one story that I am proud to say represents an aspect of my heritage superbly. Achebe should have won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature because of the understanding Things Fall Apart presumably fostered between colonized peoples and their colonizers, between colonized people in general, and between people around the world in a much broader sense -- and still does.

    In short: I simply adore this book and hope you do, too!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
    I am an avid reader, and this is book is in my top three of all time. I have read it at different points in my life, and always pick up something new. A classic.
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  • shawn
    5.0 out of 5 stars One the best books of the 20th century
    Reviewed in Canada on September 27, 2024
    Achebe does what good writers do: tells the truth, as honestly and often painfully as necessary. He paints a picture of pre-colonial Nigerian society that is at once beautiful and terrible, avoiding the rubber-stamped anti-colonial narrative of more modern works. In doing this he establishes trust with the reader and identification with the characters he creates. They become, living, breathing people, with their flaws and humanity intact, not cardboard cutouts, puppets to play out whatever political agenda the author may ham-handedly try to enact because it's currently in fashion.
  • Erica Fontes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Marco da literatura
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 29, 2022
    É um livro necessário para que o leitor se familiarize com a visão africana de mundo e o pensamento decolonial. Até a publicação da obra de Achebe, as obras literárias escritas sobre a África priorizavam a perspectiva europeia. No livro, o trecho que fala da destruição de uma igreja protestante pelos nativos e tudo o que ocorre a partir daí, leva o leitor a uma reflexão profunda do mundo e da imposição de saberes e quereres. Um livro para mudar a vida.
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  • Moritz Röder
    5.0 out of 5 stars Starker Roman
    Reviewed in Germany on February 23, 2025
    Ein wirklich starker Roman, zurecht ein absoluter Klassiker der postkolonialen afrikanischen Literatur!
  • Beth L
    5.0 out of 5 stars The intro nearly put me off, loved the actual book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2025
    This story is truly interesting and provides great insights to other cultures. Well written and enjoyable though not always comfortable.

    The thing I would say is the intro is difficult to read. It’s as though the intro author has swallowed a thesaurus; lots of unnecessary words and sentences that need reading multiple times to actually make sense of them. Please don’t let the intro put you off the book, it’s not at all necessary for the story, just a bit of info about the area and the author.
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    Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on November 14, 2024
    Great African literature, precise, rich in sayings and proverbs.A captivating tale.