Okonkwo, born into poverty in an Ibo village in Nigeria, is determined to overcome his circumstances and strives to obtain fields, wives, and prestige in his village, but the changes brought by white missionaries and government officals threaten tribal traditions and cause Okonkwo to lash out in anger.
year: 1992, 1994, 1983, 1959, 1958, 1986, 1997, 1996, 2011
call number/section: 1000, 823
subjects: nigeria, history, fiction, africa, igbo (african people), fiction, men, nigeria, race relations, ibo tribe fiction, british, electronic books, electronic books
Editions
Achebe, Chinua
Distributed by Random House (1992)
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming of the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 6
Achebe, Chinua
Anchor Books (1994)
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 3
Achebe, Chinua
(1983)
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming of the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 2
Achebe, Chinua
Fawcett Crest Books (1959)
The tragedy of a leading member of the Obi tribe in Africa in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene.
Schools: 3
Achebe, Chinua
Heinemann Educational Books Inc. (1958)
A classic story of a strong man who is motivated by fear and rage, a figure comparable to Greek tragic heroes. Recreates African tribal life before Christianity and shows how the coming of the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 1
Achebe, Chinua
Heinemann (1986)
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming of the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 0
Achebe, Chinua
Recorded Books (1997)
Schools: 1
Achebe, Chinua
Heinemann (1996)
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming of white men led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 0
Achebe, Chinua
Findaway World (2011)
Okonkwo, born into poverty in an Ibo village in Nigeria, is determined to overcome his circumstances and strives to obtain fields, wives, and prestige in his village, but the changes brought by white missionaries and government officals threaten tribal traditions and cause Okonkwo to lash out in anger.
Schools: 0
Achebe, Chinua
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 32
Achebe, Chinua
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 2
Achebe, Chinua
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming of the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
Schools: 1
Achebe, Chinua
Schools: 0