Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Over the past year, I read a few books written by African authors and after having completed the fourth one, I thought it is time to write a blog post about them. In sequence, they were Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, The Devil that Danced on the Water by Aminatta Forna, Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou and Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah. All of them beautifully written and in some ways deeply moving. Initially, I thought of writing a blog to compare them, but I realized that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was a masterpiece that deserved a dedicated post. So this post is all about this gem. I have tried my best to remove any spoilers and extract isolated quotes without giving away the plot. But for those who like what they read, it would be advisable to stop before reaching the end of the blog post, as it might become obvious how the book will end. The book is rich with tribal culture, their beliefs, their closeness to nature and also shows the brutality of tribal life with s