About this title: Things do indeed fall apart in the mid-20th-century world of West Africa when the British colonize the country, disrupting the ancient ways of life that have provided meaning and structure for the inhabitants of a rural Ibo village. The hero of the story is Okonwo, a revered community leader and the character Achebe frequently uses as a kind of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: 1969
ISBN-13:9780435900014ISBN:0435900013
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann International Literatu
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780435905262ISBN:0435905260
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780435905262ISBN:0435905260
Description: Very Good. VG+: An uninscribed copy in near fine condition; the book has been carefully read once; only minimal reading/handling wear; ready for immediate dispatch from the UK 9780435905262 Fiction paperback. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780435121624ISBN:0435121626
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780141186887ISBN:0141186887
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780141186887ISBN:0141186887
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Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781857151350ISBN:1857151356
Description: Good. 1857151356. Same ISBN, different dust jacket. Good sound copy, pages clean and bright. Red cloth boards, gilt title-all very good. Dust jacket has some edge wear. First class daily dispatch from Devon.; Everyman's Library classics; 0.71 x 8.19 x 5.2 Inches; 272 pages. read more
Format: Audio Cassette
Label: Recorded Books
Date: 1997-12
UPC:0788708155
Description: Very Good. This audio cassette has been used, and shows some light wear. This is an Ex-library audio cassette with the usual stamps/labels, with light wear on the cover. Email sent when item shipped. We ship promptly in tear resistant mailers and promise you excellent professional customer service. Delivery confirmation available on all shipments. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Heinemann
Date Published: 1987
Description: Good. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Part of Heinemann's Guided Readers series, a classic rewritten in simpllified English. Biro'd price on front cover otherwise a solid copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781857151350ISBN:1857151356
Description: Published by Everyman's Library in 1992. Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 272. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Spine creased. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: HEINEMANN INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE & TEXTBOOKS
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780435909888ISBN:0435909886
Description: Published by Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks in 1993. Paperback. Number of pages: 152. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780449208106ISBN:0449208109
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780385474542ISBN:0385474547
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. clean and well bound, some scattered underlining and highlightling, short tear and tiny hole top front. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 224 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"Things Fall Apart was a book I had to read for a World Literature class. It was a decent story....one of the better ones I had to read for this class."
"This is a really sad story ... you will learn about some tribal "ways", but I'm sure there are better books out there - not really well written, but okay."
"How To Criticize Things Fall Apart Without Sounding Like A Racist Imperialist:
1. Focus on the plot and how nothing very interesting really happens. Stress that it was only your opinion that nothing interesting happens, so that everyone realizes that you just can't identify with any of the events described, and this is your fault only. 2. Explain (gently and with examples) that bestowing daddy issues on a flawed protagonist is not a sufficient excuse for all of the character's flaws, and is a device that has been overused ad naseum. 3. Also explain how the main character is a generic bully, with no unique characteristics that make him interesting to the reader. Crack joke about Achebe stealing Walt Disney's How To Create A Villain checklist and pray no one beats you to death for it. 4. Do not criticize the rampant misongyny present in the book. It is part of the culture, and is therefore beyond criticism by you because you are not in a position to understand or comdemn what you have not experienced directly. 5. Do not say that the frequent use of untranslated words and confusing names that were often very similar made the story and characters hard to keep track of at times. Achebe is being forced to write in English, a foreign tongue, because he is a post-colonial writer and the fact that the book is written in English stresses his role as a repressed minority, something that you are incapable of understanding, you racist imperialist!"
"I really love this book. It never gets old, even though I've taught it a few times now. The teens, however, are so resistant to it at first because the characters' names are difficult to pronounce, and they find it challenging to keep track of Okonkwo's many wives and children. The other day, though, I was reading an excerpt from it aloud in class, and I caught a teen boy loving it.
This particular teen, who is not such a fan of reading, made a comment under his breath about how he liked the story so far and appreciated the writing. Jumping with joy inside, I asked him to tell us more. Then, he got all defensive and embarrassed and said, "It's not like I'm going to go home and finish it all tonight!!!" Classic teen, ashamed of being moved by literature."
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