{"product_id":"the-african-trilogy-things-fall-apart-no-longer-at-ease-and-arrow-of-god-introduction-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-hardcover","title":"The African Trilogy: Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, and Arrow of God; Introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere, collected for the first time in stunning Everyman's Library hardcover, are the three internationally acclaimed classic novels that comprise what has come to be known as Chinua Achebe's \"African Trilogy.\" With an intorduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the best-selling \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e--on the heels of its fiftieth anniversary--\u003ci\u003eThe African Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures a society caught between its traditional roots and the demands of a rapidly changing world. Achebe's most famous novel introduces us to Okonkwo, an important member of the Igbo people, who cannot adjust as his village is colonized by the British. In \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease \u003c\/i\u003ewe meet his grandson, Obi Okonkwo, a young man who was sent to a university in England and has returned, only to clash with the ruling elite to which he now believes he belongs. \u003ci\u003eArrow of God \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Ezuelu, the chief priest of several Nigerian villages, and his battle with Christian missionaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these masterful novels, Achebe brilliantly sets universal tales of personal and moral struggle in the context of the tragic drama of colonization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHINUA ACHEBE\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Nigeria in 1930. His first\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003enovel, \u003ci\u003eThings Falls Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, became a classic of international literature and required reading for students worldwide. He also authored four subsequent novels, two short-story collections, and numerous other books. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for over 15 years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. He died in 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Nigeria. Her work has been translated into more than fifty-five languages. She is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePurple Hibiscus, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize; \u003ci\u003eHalf of a Yellow Sun, \u003c\/i\u003e which was the recipient of the Women's Prize for Fiction \"Best of the Best\" award; \u003ci\u003eAmericanah, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the National Book Critics Circle Award; the story collection \u003ci\u003eThe Thing Around Your Neck \u003c\/i\u003eand the essays \u003ci\u003eWe Should All Be Feminists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent work is an essay about losing her father, \u003ci\u003e Notes on Grief, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMama's Sleeping Scarf, \u003c\/i\u003e a children's book written as Nwa Grace-James. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 8.3 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457040957661,"sku":"9780307592705","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/EC-AwTXVpN9780307592705.webp?v=1781299353","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-african-trilogy-things-fall-apart-no-longer-at-ease-and-arrow-of-god-introduction-by-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}