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Edition: 1959 Fawcett Crest reprinted by arrangement with Astor-Honor, Inc. Thinks Fall Apart was originally published in 1958. Condition & Characteristics: Some minor foxing on inside covers but otherwise in great condition for it’s age. Includes a glossary of Ibo words and phrases Description: Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. Then Okonkwo returns from exile to find missionaries and colonial governors have arrived in the village. With his world thrown radically off-balance he can only hurtle towards tragedy. First published in 1958, Chinua Achebe's stark, coolly ironic novel reshaped both African and world literature, and has sold over ten million copies in forty-five languages. This arresting parable of a proud but powerless man witnessing the ruin of his people begins Achebe's landmark trilogy of works chronicling the fate of one African community, continued in Arrow of God and No Longer at Ease.
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by: Chinua Achebe
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The contemporary African writer's classic novel depicting the destruction of traditional tribal life by the white man
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