Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is the debut novel of the Nigerian author, which was published in 1958. It is the first of three novels in Chinua Achebe's African Trilogy. It is a story that follows Okonkwo, a leader and local wrestling champion in Umuofia – one of a fictional group of nine villages in Nigeria inhabited by the Igbo people. Furthermore, it details his family, personal history, and his involvement in his village's culture and religion, how he was affected by contact with British colonists and Christian missionaries. Things Fall Apart has been translated into 57 languages and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. It is also considered to be an important early work of modern African literature.

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