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One of the most widely read novels from Nigeria's most famous novelist, Things Fall Apart is a gripping study of the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion. In the novel, the Nigerian Okonkwo recognizes the cultural imperialism of the white men and tries to show his own people how their own society will fall apart if they exchange their own cultural core for that of the English.
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One of Chinua Achebe's many achievements in his acclaimed first novel, Things Fall Apart, is his relentlessly unsentimental rendering of Nigerian tribal life before and after the coming of colonialism. First published in 1958, just two years before Nigeria declared independence from Great Britain, the book eschews the obvious temptation of depicting pre-colonial life as a kind of Eden. Instead, Achebe sketches a world in which violence, war, and suffering exist, but are balanced by a strong sense of tradition, ritual, and social coherence. His Ibo protagonist, Okonkwo, is a self-made man. The son of a charming ne'er-do-well, he has worked all his life to overcome his father's weakness and has arrived, finally, at great prosperity and even greater reputation among his fellows in the village of Umuofia. Okonkwo is a champion wrestler, a prosperous farmer, husband to three wives and father to several children. He is also a man who exhibits flaws well-known in Greek tragedy:
Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children. Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness. It was deeper and more intimate than the fear of evil and capricious gods and of magic, the fear of the forest, and of the forces of nature, malevolent, red in tooth and claw. Okonkwo's fear was greater than these. It was not external but lay deep within himself. It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father.And yet Achebe manages to make this cruel man deeply sympathetic. He is fond of his eldest daughter, and also of Ikemefuna, a young boy sent from another village as compensation for the wrongful death of a young woman from Umuofia. He even begins to feel pride in his eldest son, in whom he has too often seen his own father. Unfortunately, a series of tragic events tests the mettle of this strong man, and it is his fear of weakness that ultimately undoes him.
Achebe does not introduce the theme of colonialism until the last 50 pages or so. By then, Okonkwo has lost everything and been driven into exile. And yet, within the traditions of his culture, he still has hope of redemption. The arrival of missionaries in Umuofia, however, followed by representatives of the colonial government, completely disrupts Ibo culture, and in the chasm between old ways and new, Okonkwo is lost forever. Deceptively simple in its prose, Things Fall Apart packs a powerful punch as Achebe holds up the ruin of one proud man to stand for the destruction of an entire culture. --Alix Wilber -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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The first two-thirds of "Things Fall Apart" is an affectionate description of the culture of an Ibo clan told from an insider's viewpoint, focusing on the life of Okonkwo, one of his tribe's most respected leaders. The customs and religion of the Ibo village are described with sympathy and simplicity, creating a sense of nostalgia for a way of life completely exotic to Western sensibilities, but making the reader feel the force and logic of a traditional culture seen from within. This idyllic description is clouded by the reader's awareness of the culture's fragility, a foreboding sense of pity and of looming disaster. Disaster comes, of course, in the shape of white missionaries. In the last part of the story, evangelizing Christians and English colonial administrators establish themselves in the Ibo village, and act to corrode and unravel the traditional life of the Ibo people. An escalating series of misunderstandings and conflicts between the whites and natives lead to the inevitable tragic ending. In the last paragraph of the novel, the perspective shifts suddenly to that of the English colonial adminstrator, and ends with one of the most powerful and affecting last lines of any novel I've read.
This book was thoroughly enjoyable, and I recommend it unreservedly.
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Okonkwo epitomized a die-hard African traditionalist with a firm conviction in the destiny of his people, yet a man who failed to accept the inevitable changes in his world. Things fall apart exposes us to the culture of the Ibo people of Nigeria and brings out the characters to the understandable to the reader. In our own little ways, we are like Okonkwo, caught in a world where we have little influence. The lesson is that No matter how powerful we are, we should not impose our wills on others, especially a will that reflects our egos and not the interest of humanity. Clash of cultures is what this book tells us about. Just like in The Usurper and Other Stories.
Also recommended: The Usurper and Other Stories, Mission to kala, The Old man and the Medal.
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This novel was my first contact with Black African Literature. It is an amazing book which shows the sorrow and troubles of African life. The contrast of tradition and novelty is the main theme, and we get a good insight view of the way life goes in (Western) Africa. The rituals and traditions before the Europeans came are very interesting as I (being Austrian) did not know the culture very well (I still don't but it gave me a first impression). The language is beautiful and the tone is quite melancholic which even enforces the feeling of losing old values and submitting to a so-called "higher" culture which does not allow any contradiction. Okonko is the "hero" in the novel who rules the village with an iron hand. He is a man who believes in tradition which also includes all kind of prejudices as well. He is not an explicibly likeable character as some of his decisions are very cruel. Then he gets alienated from his tribe and Africa itself while being away as a punishment. When he returns he finds that his people do no longer inhibit power in the village but that the Europeans have taken over. The tragedy at the end of the novel described by Achebe is overwhelming and shocking. After I had finished the book I felt a kind of emptiness inside me. I can only recommend this book.
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Great story, well told
This is a great story, and is told masterfully by a very skilled storyteller. He does a great job of taking us into the corrupt world of Nigeria, helping to shed a light on why... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 4 Monaten von Shunzi veröffentlicht
Deftige Erzählung
Schön erdige, rauh-rustikale, folkloristische Erzählstimme in reichem, teils lebhaft skurrilem Englisch (ich hatte das englische Original). Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 16 Monaten von h.n. veröffentlicht
kein Schwarz-Weiß-Denken
Am Beispiel des stolzen Afrikaners Okonkwo zeigt der Autor die Besonderheiten der Kultur eines nigerianischen Stammes und seine Bedrohung (und sich anbahnende Zerstörung)... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 23 Monaten von Else Kling veröffentlicht
recommendation
I really liked this book and enjoied reading it. I liked it because of the content and the settlement. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Mai 2009 von Hagbert Celine
A classic in the true sense of the word
Having heard of Chinua Achebe before I was not prepared for the enormous power this seemingly little tale of a proud African farmer has. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. März 2009 von Max Wipf
An insightful look at an indigenous culture - and its death at the...
Achebe's novel is a moratory for the Ibo culture of Nigeria, first acquainting the reader with its traditions and way of life in a sympathetic way - and then portraying its... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. März 2008 von Jassu1979
What missionaries did and still do
The book is quiete easy to read for people who have upper-mediate knowledge of the English language. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. September 2005 von Roger
A great story
This was one of the first books in African literature that I read and I was not disappointed. It is amaing. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Februar 2005 von Edward Tem
Das alte Afrika im Wandel
Ein schlicht, aber sehr schön und eindringlich geschriebenes Werk, das einem eine Innenansicht auf das "Stammesleben", das Leben in den Klans Nigerias bietet. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 16. Juni 2004 veröffentlicht
True Story of Life
Things fall apart depicts a world in Nigeria where everything is primitive yet structured. Until the Europeans came everything was wonderful and in place. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Juli 2000 von Matt Turetzky
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