Join Things Fall Apart

In the Igbo village of Umuofia in 1890s Nigeria, Okonkwo is a proud, powerful man — a champion wrestler and respected warrior who has clawed his way up from nothing, driven by a deep fear of ending up like his gentle, idle father. Ruled by that fear, he governs his household harshly and clings to strength above all else, even when it leads him to take part in a killing he should have refused.

After an accidental death forces him into seven years of exile, Okonkwo returns to find his world transformed: British missionaries and colonial officials have arrived, drawing away converts — including his own son — and dismantling the traditions and authority he lives by. As the community he knew is pulled apart, Okonkwo's rigid refusal to bend carries him toward tragedy. Told with dignity and deep knowledge of Igbo life, it's a landmark novel about colonialism, cultural collision, masculinity and the cost of a changing world — written to let an African society speak in its own voice.