I recently finished rereading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe with a high school sophomore. The novel chronicles the life of the protagonist, Okonkwo, during pre-colonial life in Nigeria and the invasion of Europeans towards the end of the19th century. Okonkow's mistakes lead to his eventual downfall within his tribe. Some of the characters' names can be challenging to read and the occasional use of Nigerian words can cause a reader to pause, but a quick look at the glossary at the end of the book is helpful. Things Fall Apart has been compared to Greek tragedies and I can certainly see why! The plot is engaging and the writing style has an even flow to it.
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