{"product_id":"things-fall-apart","title":"Things Fall Apart — Chinua Achebe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Chinua Achebe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Astor-Honor, Honor Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1965\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Honor Book edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Good vintage condition. The intact covers show moderate surface rubbing and light edge wear. Doane Perry’s dated 1966 ownership inscription appears on an interior page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Thomas Doane Perry III estate; inscribed “Doane Perry \/ November 1966 \/ New York”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None shown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In an Igbo community in what is now Nigeria, Okonkwo has built a life around strength, achievement, and tradition. As European missionaries and colonial authorities arrive, the world he knows begins to change. Chinua Achebe’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e tells this pivotal story from within the community it portrays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy is the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst Honor Book edition, published in 1965\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. An interior page bears the ownership inscription “Doane Perry \/ November 1966 \/ New York.” Perry was an African studies educator and Peace Corps veteran. The inscription is Perry’s ownership markshowing that it was from his estate and personal collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy we love this book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This early paperback of a landmark African novel has a dated connection to Perry’s African studies library. Its intact period cover and ownership inscription give this particular copy a distinct history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinua Achebe (1930–2013)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and essayist. His best-known novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1958), portrays an Igbo community as European colonial rule approaches. It became a foundational work of modern African literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA central aim of Achebe’s writing was to tell African stories from African perspectives, giving his characters and communities a depth often missing from colonial portrayals. That is part of what makes Perry’s 1965 copy especially fitting for an African studies collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50479372304564,"sku":"210-9","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/thingsfallcov3r.jpg?v=1790276202","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/things-fall-apart","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}