Things fall apart
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxi, 181 pages ; 22 cm.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Brownell Library - Main Reading Room | F ACHEBE | On Shelf | |
Pawlet Public Library - Special Collections | Classic F ACH | located in classics | On Shelf |
Pierson Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Achebe | On Shelf | |
Rockingham Free Public Library - Adult Fiction | F ACH | On Shelf | |
Stowe Free Library - Young Adult Fiction | YA ACH | High School Summer Reading Display | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6.2, 8 Points
Level 6.2, 8 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. xviii-xix).
Description
THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, and in its classical purity of line and economical beauty it provides us with a powerful fable about the immemorial conflict between the individual and society. The second story, which is as modern as the first is ancient, and which elevates the book to a tragic plane, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world through the arrival of aggressive, proselytizing European missionaries. These twin dramas are perfectly harmonized, and they are modulated by an awareness capable of encompassing at once the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul. THINGS FALL APART is the most illuminating and permanent monument we have to the modern African experience as seen from within.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Achebe, C. (1992). Things fall apart . Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Achebe, Chinua. 1992. Things Fall Apart. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1992.
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