{"product_id":"the-african-trilogy-isbn-9780143131342","title":"The African Trilogy","description":"\u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe is considered the father of modern African literature, the writer who \"opened the magic casements of African fiction.\" The African Trilogy—comprised of Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, and No Longer at Ease—is his magnum opus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these masterly novels, Achebe brilliantly imagines the lives of three generations of an African community as their world is upended by the forces of colonialism from the first arrival of the British to the waning days of empire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trilogy opens with the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e, the tale of Okonkwo, a hero in his village, whose clashes with missionaries—coupled with his own tragic pride—lead to his fall from grace. \u003ci\u003eArrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e takes up the ongoing conflict between continuity and change as Ezeulu, the headstrong chief priest, finds his authority is under threat from rivals and colonial functionaries. But he believes himself to be untouchable and is determined to lead his people, even if it is towards their own destruction. Finally, in \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e, Okonkwo's grandson, educated in England, returns to a civil-service job in Lagos, only to see his morality erode as he clings to his membership in the ruling elite. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the traditional Igbo tales of Achebe's youth, \u003ci\u003eThe African Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary landmark, a mythic and universal tale of modern Africa. As Toni Morrison wrote, \"African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe. For passion, intellect and crystalline prose, he is unsurpassed.\"\u003cb\u003ePraise for Chinua Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A magical writer—one of the greatest of the twentieth century.” —Margaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.” —Nadine Gordimer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Achebe’s influence should go on and on . . . teaching and reminding that all humankind is one.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.” —Caryl Phillips, \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension—a truth often obscured.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“He is one of the few writers of our time who has touched us with a code of values that will never be ironic.” —Michael Ondaatje\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.” —Kwame Anthony Appiah\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Achebe] is one of world literature’s great humane voices.” —\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Chinua Achebe has shown that a mind that observes clearly but feels deeply enough to afford laughter may be more wise than all the politicians and journalists.” —\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The power and majesty of Chinua Achebe’s work has, literally, opened the world to generations of readers. He is an ambassador of art, and a profound recorder of the human condition.” —Michael Dorris\u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe \u003c\/b\u003e(1930–2013)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Nigeria. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart, Arrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAnthills of the Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Man of the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls at War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome and Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHopes and Impediments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a British-Protected Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChike and the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria’s highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300557410533,"sku":"NP9780143131342","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143131342.jpg?v=1767738022","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-african-trilogy-isbn-9780143131342","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}