Okonkwo then knew he was alone. He was alone without his clan. He was still brave and strong, but his clan was weak and cowardly. He had fought the white man by himself. His clansmen were cowards. The white man had broken up the clan. His people had fallen apart. The clan did not agree anymore. Okonkwo wiped his matchet after he had killed the messenger, and walked away
Trylogia afrykańska Seria
W tej niezwykłej trylogii poznajemy losy bohaterów, takich jak Kunta Kinte, którzy zmagają się z brutalnymi skutkami kolonializmu w Afryce. Akcja rozgrywa się w malowniczych krajobrazach kontynentu, gdzie tradycje zderzają się z nowoczesnością. Autor w mistrzowski sposób ukazuje ich poszukiwanie tożsamości oraz relacje międzyludzkie w obliczu politycznych zmian, które na zawsze odmieniły ich świat.
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Nie jest już łatwo
- 184 strony
- 7 godzin czytania
Najwybitniejszy współczesny pisarz afrykański Nie jest już łatwo to przejmujący obraz ludzkiego upadku. Obi, młody Nigeryjczyk, który po ukończeniu studiów w Anglii wraca statkiem do ojczyzny, jest idealistą. Gorąco pragnie oczyścić z korupcji władze w swoim kraju i pomóc w jego modernizacji. Szybko jednak odkrywa, że pogoń za bogactwem i przekupstwo polityków nie są bynajmniej częścią dawnej tradycji, lecz stanowią również niezbywalny element nowego świata. Opowieść o młodzieńcu, który kształcąc się za granicą, odrywa się od swych afrykańskich korzeni i staje się częścią skorumpowanej elity, do której początkowo odnosi się z najwyższą pogardą, wciąż pozostaje znakomitym obrazem problemów, z którymi nadal zmagają się społeczności afrykańskie.
Arrow of God
- 296 stron
- 11 godzin czytania
Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa's best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son. The third book in Achebe's "African Trilogy", following Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God is the story of Ezeulu, the chief priest of several villages who wrestles with colonial powers as he butts heads with Christian missionaries dispatched to the area. A fictional discussion of Colonial rule in 1920's Nigeria, Achebe brings religion and family relations into a discussion of politics and national identity. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Collects three of the author's novels, all inspired by the tragedies faced by the Igbo people during the European colonization of Africa.
"The trilogy opens with the groundbreaking Things Fall Apart, 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. Arrow of God 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 No Longer at Ease, 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"-- Provided by publisher
The African Trilogy (Picador Books)
- 560 stron
- 20 godzin czytania
Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe's first novel, has received widespread critical acclaim since its first publication thirty years ago. It has sold over 3 million copies and has been translated into more than forty languages. No Longer at Ease, its sequel, won the Nigerian national trophy, while Arrow of God confirmed Achebe's standing as the founder of modern African fiction. These three novels, collected here in a single volume with a new introduction by the author, chronicle the story of twentieth century West Africa.'The Story is the tragedy of Okonkwo, an important man in the Obi tribe in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene. Mr Achebe handles the macabre with telling restraint and the pathetic without any false embarrassment.'THE OBSERVER