Genre
Historical literary fiction
Things Fall Apart
A spare classic about strength, fracture and a changing world.
Details
Subgenre
Colonial encounter novel
Original publication
1958
Original publisher
William Heinemann
Pages
209
Format
Paperback, hardcover and ebook editions
Language
English
Setting
Igbo villages in late nineteenth-century Nigeria
ISBN
9780385474542
Original title
Things Fall Apart
About the book
Okonkwo's standing in his village is tested as personal rigidity and colonial pressure reshape his world.
A concise and important choice for readers asking about colonialism, tradition, masculinity, community and cultural change.
Achebe builds a full social world before showing how fragile it becomes under external pressure and internal conflict.
It is ideal for readers wanting world literature that is short, powerful and discussion-rich.
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