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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' Only when the two come together inner & outer authority do we have true spiritual wisdom We have for too long insisted on outer authority alone without any teaching of prayer inner journey & maturing consciousness The results for the world & for religion have been disastrous I offer these reflections to again unite what should never have been separated sacred Scripture & Christian spirituality' From The Introduction In this exploration of central themes of Scripture Richard Rohr transforms the written word discovering in these ancient texts a new & vital meaning relevant & essential for modern Christians He uncovers what the Bible says about morality power wisdom & the generosity of God in a manner that demands a life-changing response from believers Rohr offers his readers a Christian vision of abundance grace & joy to counteract a world filled with scarcity judgement & fear-a vision that can revolutionize how we relate to ourselves others & the world ...

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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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From the bestselling author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness An extraordinary secret meeting between four brilliant political activists Booker Prize-winner Arundhati Roy NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden Pentagon Papers insider Daniel Ellsberg & acclaimed actor John Cusack' What sort of love is this love that we have for countries? What sort of country is it that will ever live up to our dreams? What sort of dreams were these that have been broken?' In 2014 four people met in secret in a hotel room in Moscow Each was a leading global advocate for government transparency & accountability they had come together to talk Over the course of two days Arundhati Roy Edward Snowden John Cusack & Daniel Ellsburg shared ideas & beliefs
- about the Vietnam War & the Pentagon Papers the NSA & the ongoing crises in the Middle East the American government & the nature of activism Co-authored by Roy & Cusack & interleaving verbatim conversations with narrated recollections this Penguin Special captures an historic moment Interrogating the geopolitical forces that shape our world it is both political & personal activist & humanist
- irreverent funny & absolutely urgent In Things That Can & Cannot Be Said Arundhati Roy & John Cusack issue a powerful rallying cry a call to resistance against America's ongoing malign hegemony

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