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Tout s'effondre: roman by Chinua Achebe

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A classic, depressing but classic. Read this for (and at the end of) my class on Precolonial Africa which really helped me understand the cultural specifics and with that it’s a powerful story.

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“A man's life from birth to death, was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors.”

Things Fall Apart remains a literary masterpiece almost three decades since its release. At first slow and meandering, offering a survey of Igbo culture prior to the devastation of British forces, this novel shows just how quickly and suddenly a people can be made to fall apart when faced with colonial rule and violence. 


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How do you think we can fight when our own brothers have turned against us? The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.

Ironically enough,
I had to call on the help of the Lord after I finished this book. My God. Achebe, you did that, bookie!

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