CHINUA ACHEBE'S THINGS FALL APART NOVEL NAMED AMONG 12 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN.
There are certain novels written many years ago, yet the remain new and are still making waves till date, an example of such novel is Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, this particular novel has been named one of 12 novels considered to be "the Greatest Book Ever Written.
The book was named on the rundown aggregated by Encyclopedia Brittanica, and Achebe perfect work is named among other incredible scholarly works.
One of Africa's literary mammoths Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe was Raised by his folks in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria, he exceeded expectations at school and won a scholarship to study medicine, however he changed his discipline to English literature at the University College (now the University of Ibadan). He ended up intrigued with world religions and conventional African culture and started composing stories as an undergradute.
After Chinua Achebe graduation, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service(NBS) for a while and soon relocated to the city of Lagos in search of greener pasture. He gained an increased popularity for his novel Things Fall Apart in the late 1950s. Achebe's first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) which is broadly viewed as his showstopper, and is the most widely read book in present day African literature. It has been named as one of the 12 biggest books ever written in history. The honour came just months after the 60th commemoration of the production of the novel.
Despite the fact that we lost him a large portion of 10 years back, Chinua Achebe's effect on the world's literary scene is still extraordinarily discernable. While he favored us with a huge amount of extraordinary books, expositions, poems and short stories, his perfect work was unquestionably his magnificent presentation novel, Things Fall Apart.
In this way, it comes as definitely as no surprise that, as per a current rundown incorporated by Encyclopedia Brittanica, the Achebe magnum opus is thought to be one of the 12 greatest books at any point composed.
Things Fall Apart is viewed as a critical novel and one of the best classics of our time. The story annals the pre-provincial life in Nigeria and the arrivals of the Europeans amid the late nineteenth century. The novel examines the conflict of cultures, traditional qualities and belief system.
Through the term a story of a strong man, Okonkwo, an Igbo man and neighborhood wrestling champion in the anecdotal Nigerian town of Umuofia.
According to Nigerian creator Chinua Achebe things fall apart novel, wrestler and town pioneer Okonkwo appears to have a charming life, until the point when he loses his temper and makes his family be thrown out of his town for a time of seven years. While Okonkwo was away from the village on exile with his family, European missionaries arrive and the town to which he returns years after appears to be altogether different from the one that he left and remembered.
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This masterpiece novel written by Chinua Achebe joins 11 other celebrated books on the rundown, including Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Toni Morrison's Beloved.
As indicated by the arrangement written by John Pecoraro, the book, which now exists in 57 interpretations over the world. Things Fall Apart, frequently considered as Achebe's ideal, is the most generally and widely read book in present day African literature. He died in Boston, in 2013 at 82 years old. Be that as it may, his legacy speaks volume and his works continues to make headlines.
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http://uncova.com/achebes-things-fall-apart-makes-12-greatest-books-ever-written-list
http://www.fab.ng/2018/04/chinua-achebes-things-fall-apart-named-one-greatest-books-ever-written/
This book gave great insight on the igbo culture .A brilliant and unique writer. I hope our generation will produce an oustanding writer.
One of his books "Anthills of the Savannah detailed the political system of the country".
Read some parts of " There was a Country". His legacy and writings will continue to live on.
Thanks for reminding me of this great man.
I really love the novel "there was a country", I think that was one of the books he wrote before he died if not the last. He is really a legend, thanks for stopping by.
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