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An incredible and nuanced story of a Nigerian village pre- and post-European contact. I love the structure of the book: the rupture at its center that dramatically yet realistically divides the lives of both the protagonist, Okonkwo, and of the village as a whole into distinct episodes.
Okonkwo himself is an unlikeable character, but not an unsympathetic one. Achebe does an extraordinary job of depicting pre-colonial Nigeria as well as the tensions and clashes of interculturality, particularly wh ...more
Okonkwo himself is an unlikeable character, but not an unsympathetic one. Achebe does an extraordinary job of depicting pre-colonial Nigeria as well as the tensions and clashes of interculturality, particularly wh ...more
I remember teaching this in Africa. They said, "If missionaries are bad, how come you are here? Why are you teaching us this book, that says missionaries are bad?" It's just that good, I could have told them.
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A solid and yet lucid look into the nature of life itself.
Aug 02, 2009
Erin
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