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Title: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Peter Francis James ISBN: 1-4025-7372-3 Publisher: Recorded Books Unabridged Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.91 (348 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A resplendent read!
Comment: Okonkwo changes and adapts throughout Things Fall Apart; he becomes a symbol for the entire tribe, as many traits of the Ibo tribe are reflected in the character of Okonkwo. Like Okonkwo, the Ibo tribe is not concerned about prophecies, only actions and strength. Okonkwo many time loses sight of the line drawn by the tribe, and is perpetually breaking its law. Perhaps the greatest difference between Okonkwo and his village is their abilities to forgive. Okonkwo is exigent and allows little flexibilities when it comes to his rules, whereas the Ibo tribe itself has forgiven Okonkwo time and time again.
Rating: 5
Summary: Underappreciated
Comment: While we are bombarded with accounts of African life under colonial rule, we seldom see what African life was like before the colonial period. Achebe provides us with a look at social structure, values, religion and culture as a whole in an Ibo village before the arrival of the British, and the breakdown of tradition after. Clearly written and a quick read, this is a must-read for anyone interested in colonialism or traditional Africa.
Rating: 4
Summary: Transcending Boundaries
Comment: Achebe, in Things Fall Apart, does what few literary or non-academic authors have been able to accomplish: he separates Africa from its people while retaining their inherent Africanism. His characters are not, outside of their African names, chiefly black or white, Nigerian or Somalian, or polytheist or missionary, more than they are human beings. Few would argue that characters in a book surrounding events occurring on African soil should or even could be separated on a very real basis from their roles as Africans themselves. Yet Achebe has managed to make readers view Okonkwo as a human being, faults or not, and Mbaino or Umuofia as locations larger than being simply known as towns or villages in Nigeria.
The journey of Okonkwo is a journey that most human beings embark upon in their lifetimes. From childhood confidence to adulthood faltering, strength from birth to weakness at death, Okonkwo is more than just a Nigerian; he could be any of us. What makes him transcend the barriers of culture and geography is that he need not be black to be important; his experiences as a human make him important because they are very real experiences capable of being experienced by any person, Nigerian or Norwegian, black or white.
The culture surrounding Okonkwo is not necessarily or exclusively Nigerian. We may find that such experiences transpired in Chinese cultures or in Native American or First Nations cultures as well as hundreds of other ancient and not-so-ancient cultures and locales. This is the beauty of Okonkwo and his tale. Achebe brings enough of Nigeria to us to make us realize that there is also some part of us in Nigeria.
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Title: Things Fall Apart (Cliffs Notes) by John Chua, Suzanne Pavlos ISBN: 0764586475 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 15 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ISBN: 0486264645 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe ISBN: 0385474555 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 16 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque ISBN: 0449213943 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 1987 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya, Indira Ganesan ISBN: 0451528239 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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