One of the "100 Novels That Shaped Our World" by the BBC. A global bestseller and the first part of Achebe's African Trilogy, Things Fall Apart is the gripping story of a man's struggle to protect his community against the forces of change.

Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior of his time, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa. However, when he accidentally kills a clansman, things begin to fall apart. When Okonkwo returns from exile, he finds that missionary spiritual and colonial governments have arrived in the village. With his world radically upset, he moves headlong toward tragedy.

First published in 1958, Chinua Achebe's hard and clear-eyed novel reshaped both African and world literature, selling over ten million copies in forty-five languages. This gripping parable of a proud but inept man witnessing the destruction of his people begins Achebe's landmark trilogy, continued with Arrow of God and No Longer at Ease.

"His courage and generosity are manifest in the work" - Toni Morrison

"The writer in whose company the prison walls fell down" - Nelson Mandela

"A great book, that bespeaks a great, brave, kind, human spirit" - John Updike

With an Introduction by Biyi Bandele.

Pages: 176, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm