Random House Books for Young Readers Things Fall Apart: A Novel

Wonderful read!

Great African literature, precise, rich in sayings and proverbs.A captivating tale.

the book is nice but it came crumbled a bit in the back

Great book. A must read

Good book must read. I bought it in 2017 now it's 2025 and the book is still in pristine condition. Thanks to seller.

Achebe does what good writers do: tells the truth, as honestly and often painfully as necessary. He paints a picture of pre-colonial Nigerian society that is at once beautiful and terrible, avoiding the rubber-stamped anti-colonial narrative of more modern works. In doing this he establishes trust with the reader and identification with the characters he creates. They become, living, breathing people, with their flaws and humanity intact, not cardboard cutouts, puppets to play out whatever political agenda the author may ham-handedly try to enact because it's currently in fashion.

Ein wirklich starker Roman, zurecht ein absoluter Klassiker der postkolonialen afrikanischen Literatur!

I really like this novel. It shows a different perspective about colonization in the eyes of the colonized.