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Chinua Achebe · 1959
A seminal African novel following Okonkwo, a respected warrior in a Nigerian Igbo village, as his life and society undergo profound transformation. Achebe's narrative voice is precise and ethnographically grounded, presenting Igbo culture with dignity and complexity.
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What this book knows
A man's will to prove himself strong destroys exactly what he loves, as colonial force shatters the world his pride was built to master.
ambition-and-status
His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village.
TFA-RC-001With a father like Unoka, Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men had. He threw himself into it.
TFA-RC-010He had lost the years in which he might have taken the highest titles in the clan. He would return with a flourish.
TFA-RC-090shame
Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak.
TFA-RC-034obedience-and-authority
'The white man whose power you know too well has ordered this meeting to stop.' Okonkwo's machete descended twice.
TFA-RC-108'We have brought a peaceful administration to you and your people so that you may be happy.' The six men were handcuffed.
TFA-RC-102Illuminates
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