tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post5399517305902969931..comments2024-02-19T03:01:37.869+01:00Comments on Mary Okeke Reviews: The African Trilogy: Part 1; Things Fall Apart, 1958, by Chinua Achebe *****Mary Okeke Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-17581522584778176432012-10-29T22:03:26.517+01:002012-10-29T22:03:26.517+01:00Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is another very talented...Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is another very talented writer, So far I have read her three published books. I feel so fortunate to be able to read the trilogy. <br />Thanks for commenting.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-83209416162277977282012-10-29T18:52:51.877+01:002012-10-29T18:52:51.877+01:00Mary,
For sure, "Things Fall Apart" is a...Mary,<br />For sure, "Things Fall Apart" is a trilogy that includes "No Longer At Ease" and "Arrow of God". I read the three separately, but now, I have a recent publication of the three together with an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Coming from the same town with Chinua Achebe and knowing most of the names and places/locations mentioned in these stories especially in "Things Fall Apart" and "Arrow of God" makes the trilogy an interesting read. For those of us who are Igbos and for Africans as a whole, there is much to be learnt as regards the culture of our people before the advent of colonialism and Christianity. The trilogy is highly recommended to all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288882917988670792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-17186402621423062562012-10-23T21:55:08.920+02:002012-10-23T21:55:08.920+02:00Celestine, no, you are not being blasphemous at al...Celestine, no, you are not being blasphemous at all. I think all Africans (and non Africans)would/should cherish this book. It is a piece of art in the African Literature.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-89666670138698071842012-10-23T18:55:35.717+02:002012-10-23T18:55:35.717+02:00Mary, Things Fall Apart is eternal, if I may sound...Mary, Things Fall Apart is eternal, if I may sound blasphemous. I truly lvoed every bit of it, though I'm not Nigeiran;, but like you rightly said, the story could be about any African tribe before the coming of the white man. A true African Classcic indeed. Reading Pleasurehttp://readinpleasure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-87894640070741338122012-10-21T16:06:49.316+02:002012-10-21T16:06:49.316+02:00Hi Kboy!
A classic African Literature indeed. I lo...Hi Kboy!<br />A classic African Literature indeed. I loved it. This book is an evidence that there is no need to use "big" vocabularies to write an impresive book. <br />It is a novel worth reading as many times as possible.Mary Okeke Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093194142479071407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086606904260296965.post-4543637494624736862012-10-21T16:01:02.518+02:002012-10-21T16:01:02.518+02:00I was born Igbo and raised by Igbo parents but I n...I was born Igbo and raised by Igbo parents but I never truly understood the history and origin of the Igbo man and culture before colonization until I read things fall apart....I have read it at least 4 times...and the more I read it the more I learn from the book...A classic African literature book...kboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05923016340150091578noreply@blogger.com