Things Fall Apart

Chinua Achebe's first novel published in 1958 was a huge success. The Nigerian novelist became the first African author tp speak to the world about African life. As a result, the novel is widely taught in schools across the world. Some schools in Swizerland suggested the novel for student's summer reading this time. The novel reveals before you the lesser known aspects of Africa. You will be both shocked and amazed at their strange culture and beliefs. And you will know how innocent they were once, and how they were transformed by European invasion. The novel is often very funny, strange, shocking, and catching. The story develops around the life Okonkwo, a wrestling champion who wants to be an important person among his tribe, Igbo. But British colonialism is on its way to enslave the Igbo people. Can he become what he wants to be? Read the novel.