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Chinua Achebe Dies At 82
We were saddened to hear of the death of Nigerian author Chinua Achebe who is recognised as one of the twentieth century's most important authors. His books are on many schools' recommended reading lists and he is played a key role in the development of African literature. Achebe is best known for his first novel Things Fall Apart which was published in 1958, which has sold more than ten million copies around the world and has been published in fifty languages. Nelson Mandela, who read Achebe's books during his 27-year incarceration, once said of him: "He was the writer in whose company the prison walls came down."
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Things Fall Apart
Chinua AchebePaperback · 01 Nov 2001 · €11.99
Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire. 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.
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No Longer at Ease
Chinua AchebePaperback · 28 Jan 2010 · €13.35
Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl, he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil.
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Arrow of God
Chinua AchebePaperback · 28 Jan 2010 · €13.35
Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable - surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God?
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The African Trilogy
Chinua AchebeHardback · 26 Mar 2010 · €17.35
Includes "Things Fall Apart", "No Longer at Ease", and "Arrow of God". In "Things Fall Apart" the individual tragedy of Okonkwo, 'strong man' and tribal elder in the Nigeria of the 1890s is intertwined with the transformation of traditional Igbo society under the impact of Christianity and colonialism.
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A Man of the People
Chinua AchebePaperback · 01 Nov 2001 · €13.35
As Minister for Culture, the Honourable M A Nanga is 'a man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, and a roguish opportunist. This work deals with modern African history.
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Anthills of the Savannah
Chinua AchebePaperback · 01 Nov 2001 · €14.70
Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression and intimidation they are simply trying to live and love, and remain friends. But in a world where each day brings a new betrayal, hope is hard to cling on to.