Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa & he is one of the most powerful men of his clan But he also has a fiery temper Determined not to be like his father he refuses to show weakness to anyone
- even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan Okonowo takes violent action Will the great man's dangerous pride eventually destroy him?
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A compelling story of one man's battle to protect his community against the forces of change the Penguin Classics edition of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is introduced by Biyi Bandele Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler & warrior alive & 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 & 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 & world literature & 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 & No Longer at Ease Chinua Achebe (b 1930) was raised in the large village of Ogidi in Eastern Nigeria & graduated from University College Ibadan The author of more than twenty books
- novels short stories essays & collections of poetry
- Achebe received numerous honours from around the world including honourary doctorates from more than thirty colleges & universities He was also the recipient of Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement the Nigerian National Merit Award In 2007 he won the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction He died in 2013 If you enjoyed Things Fall Apart you might like Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness also available in Penguin Classics'A great book that bespeaks a great brave kind human spirit' John Updike' His courage & generosity are made manifest in the work' Toni Morrison' The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down' Nelson Mandela

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Seventeen-year-old Tess talks to Jonah every day; through texts tweets & emails So when she discovers Jonah has committed suicide her world implodes Feeling heartbroken & traumatized Tess unexpectedly finds herself at her estranged father's house wondering how well she really knew Jonah Now having dropped out of high school struggling with questions about life & loss Tess & her father come together to try & find the answers ...

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