An edition of Things Fall Apart (1958)

Things fall apart.

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Things fall apart.
Chinua Achebe, Chinua Achebe
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An edition of Things Fall Apart (1958)

Things fall apart.

  • 4.0 (61 ratings) ·
  • 1,102 Want to read
  • 109 Currently reading
  • 102 Have read

Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century. It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English, and one of the first to receive global critical acclaim. It is a staple book in schools throughout Africa and is widely read and studied in English-speaking countries around the world. The novel was first published in the UK in 1962 by William Heinemann Ltd, and became the first work published in Heinemann's African Writers Series.

The novel follows the life of Okonkwo, an Igbo ("Ibo" in the novel) man and local wrestling champion in the fictional Nigerian clan of Umuofia. The work is split into three parts, with the first describing his family, personal history, and the customs and society of the Igbo, and the second and third sections introducing the influence of European colonialism and Christian missionaries on Okonkwo, his family, and the wider Igbo community.

Things Fall Apart was followed by a sequel, No Longer at Ease (1960), originally written as the second part of a larger work along with Arrow of God (1964). Achebe states that his two later novels A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987), while not featuring Okonkwo's descendants, are spiritual successors to the previous novels in chronicling African history.



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English
Pages
215

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Things Fall Apart
2017, Penguin Books
paperback in English - reprint (111)
Cover of: Alles zerfallt
Alles zerfallt
Jun 07, 2014, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH
paperback
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Things Fall Apart
2013, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
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Things Fall Apart
Mar 15, 2012, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
paperback
Cover of: Alles zerfällt
Alles zerfällt
Apr 05, 2012, FISCHER, S.
hardcover
Cover of: Todo se desmorona
Todo se desmorona
2010, Debolsillo
in Spanish
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel
Apr 21, 2009, Brand: Anchor Canada, Anchor Canada
paperback
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Things Fall Apart
2009-01-01, SCOTT FOREMAN
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Things Fall Apart
2009?, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - 1st Anchor Books edition (77)
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Things Fall Apart
2009?, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - 50th Anniversary ed. (58)
Cover of: Quê hương tan rã
Quê hương tan rã
2008, NXB Văn hóa Sài Gòn, Nhã Nam
in Vietnamese
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Things Fall Apart
November 19, 2008, W. W. Norton
Paperback in English - 1 edition
Cover of: Een wereld valt uiteen
Een wereld valt uiteen
2008, De Geus, NRC Handelsblad
Hardcover in Dutch
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Things fall apart: authoritative text, contexts and criticism
2008, W. W. Norton & Co.
in English - 1st ed.
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Things fall apart
2008, Hampton-Brown
in English
Cover of: Quê hương tan rã
Quê hương tan rã
2007, VHSG
in Vietnamese
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Things fall apart
2007, Everbind Anthologies
in English
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Things Fall Apart
2006, Penguin Books, Penguin
Paperback in English - 10th printing
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Things Fall Apart
2006, aws
Paperback in English - Expanded edition with notes, reprint (20)
Cover of: Le monde s'effondre
Le monde s'effondre: roman
2004, Présence africaine
in French
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Things Fall Apart
2004, Penguin Books, Limited
in English
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Things Fall Apart
2004, Penguin Books
paperback in English - Special Sales edition (1)
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Things Fall Apart
December 2003, Recorded Books
Audio CD in English
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Things Fall Apart
2001, Penguin Books
Paperback in English - Penguin Classic edition (049)
Cover of: Le monde s'effondre
Le monde s'effondre
2001-02, Présence africaine
Paperback in French
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Things Fall Apart
June 2000, Anchor Books
Paperback in English
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Things Fall Apart
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
Cover of: Okonkwo oder Das Alte stürzt
Okonkwo oder Das Alte stürzt
December 31, 1998, Suhrkamp Verlag
Paperback in German
Cover of: Todo se desmorona
Todo se desmorona
1997, Ediciones del Bronce
in Spanish
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Things Fall Apart
1997, Recorded Books
Audible Audio in English
Cover of: Igbesi Aye Okonkwo.
Igbesi Aye Okonkwo.
1997, New Horn, New Horn Press
in Yoruba
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Things Fall Apart
December 1997, Recorded Books
Audio Cassette in English - Unabridged edition
Cover of: Things Fall Apart (Reader's Companion)
Things Fall Apart (Reader's Companion)
December 1996, Anchor Books
Paperback in English
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Things Fall Apart
1995, Knopf Doubleday, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Heinemann
Paperback in English - 13th printing
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - First Anchor Books edition (38)
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
ebook in English - 1st Anchor Books edition
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - 1st Anchor Books ed. (30)
Cover of: Things Fall Apart [Paperback] [1994] (Author) Chinua Achebe
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Drmc Mrd
hardcover
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Things Fall Apart
1994, Anchor Books
Paperback in English - 1st Anchor Books ed. (30)
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Things fall apart
1992, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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Things fall apart
1992, Heinemann
in English
Cover of: Things Fall Apart (Everyman's Library Classics)
Things Fall Apart (Everyman's Library Classics)
November 26, 1992, Everyman's Library
Hardcover - New Ed edition
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Things Fall Apart
1992, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover in English - Fourth printing
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Things Fall Apart
January 1988, Perfection Learning Prebound
Unknown Binding
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Things Fall Apart
1988-12, Fawcett Crest
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books edition, 14th printing
Cover of: Things Fall Apart (African Writers)
Things Fall Apart (African Writers)
July 17, 1986, Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
in English
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Things Fall Apart
January 12, 1985, Fawcett
in English
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Things fall apart
1983, Fawcett Crest
in English - 1st Ballantine Books ed.
Cover of: Le monde s'effondre
Le monde s'effondre: Etude critique
1983, Ed.Nathan/Nouvelles Ed.Africaines
in French - Rouch.
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THINGS FALL APART
October 12, 1983, Fawcett
in English
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Things Fall Apart
February 12, 1982, Fawcett
in English
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Things Fall Apart
November 1978, Longman
Paperback - Shorthand Ed edition
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Things fall apart
1976, Heinemann
in English - Reset [ed.]
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Things fall apart
1976, Heinemann
in English
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Things Fall Apart
July 12, 1975, Fawcett
in English
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Things fall apart.
1974, Heinemann Educational
in Undetermined
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Things fall apart
1973, Heinemann, 1973, c1958.
in English
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Things fall apart
1971, Heinemann Educational
in English
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Things fall apart.
1971, Heinemann Educational
in Undetermined
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Things fall apart
1970, Fawcett
in English
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Things Fall Apart
/1970, Fawcett Crest Books
mass market paperback in English - printing (20)
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Things fall apart
1969, Fawcett Publications
in English
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Things Fall Apart
December 1968, Heinemann
in English
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Things fall apart
1967, Heinemann Educational
in English
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Things fall apart
1967, Heinmann Educational
in English
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Cover of: Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart
1966, Heinemann Educaitonal Books
paperback in English - 1962 edition reprint
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Things fall apart
1965, Heinemann, Heinemann Educational Books
in English
Cover of: Things fall apart. Chinua Achebe, with introduction and notes by Aigboje Higo; illustrated byy Uche Okeke
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Things fall apart.
1965, s.n.]
in English - 1st honor book ed.
Cover of: Mapolet ba-umuʼofyah
Mapolet ba-umuʼofyah
1965, ʻAm ʻoved
in Hebrew
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Things fall apart.
1964, Heinemann
in English
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Things fall apart
1962, Heinemann
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1962, Pearson Education Limited
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Things fall apart
1962, Heinemann Educational
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1959, Astor-Honor, Inc.
paperback in English
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Things fall apart.
1959, McDowell, Obolensky
in English
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Things Fall Apart: The Story of a Strong Man
1959-01-01, McDowell Obolensky
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Things fall apart
1959, Fawcett Crest Books
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1959, Fawcett Publications
mass market paperback in English - reprint (16)
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Things Fall Apart
1959, Astor-Honor
in English
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Things Fall Apart
1959, Fawcett Publications
Mass Market Paperback in English
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Things fall apart
1958, Penguin
in English
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Things fall apart
1958, Heinemann
in English
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Things fall apart
1958, Heinemann
in English
Cover of: Things Fall Apart (Penguin Modern Classics) by Chinua Achebe (2001) Paperback
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Things fall apart
xxxx, Heinemann, Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
in English
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Things Fall Apart
Publish date unknown, Heinemann Educational Books
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Things fall apart
Publisher unknown

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.5
Library of Congress
PZ4.A17 Th 4, PR9387.9.A3 Th 4

The Physical Object

Pagination
215 p.
Number of pages
215

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL6270280M
LCCN
59007114
Library Thing
2155

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