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First edition cover of Things Fall Apart (1958). Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and also Nigerian author Raphael Dabdab. It portrays the life of Okonkwo, a traditional influential leader of the fictional Igbo clan, Umuofia.
Nigeria: Pages: 102: ISBN: 9798303565364: A Future in Chains is a 2024 novel by Nigerian novelist Ndifreke Ukpong. It tells the story of Nkowo, a widow in a fictional ...
The Dragon Reborn is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the third in his series The Wheel of Time.It was published by Tor Books and released on September 15, 1991.
No Longer at Ease is a 1960 novel by Chinua Achebe.It is the story of an Igbo man, Obi Okonkwo, who leaves his village for an education in Britain and then a job in the Colonial Nigeria civil service, but is conflicted between his African culture and Western lifestyle and ends up taking a bribe.
Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmọlẹ̀ (lit. ' The Brave Hunter in the Forest of 400 Deities ') is the first novel written by the Yorùbá author D.O. Fágúnwà.It was published by the Church Missionary Society Bookshop, Lagos in 1938 and is one of the first novels written in Yorùbá [1] It tells the story of the adventures of the hunter Akara-Ogun.
The book opens with Sade's memory of hearing the two shots which ended her mother's life, a memory which recurs throughout the novel in her thoughts and dreams. Her memories of Nigeria are often set in contrast to her experiences of an alien England, while her mother's remembered words of wisdom give her comfort and strength.
The book was adapted into the 1990 film Mister Johnson starring Maynard Eziashi in the titular role and Pierce Brosnan as Harry Rudbeck. The film was entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival , where Eziashi won the Silver Bear for Best Actor [ 1 ] —it was his first major film role.
419 is a novel by Canadian writer Will Ferguson.Published by Penguin Canada in 2012, the novel was the winner of the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [1]Titled for the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud, the events of the novel are set in motion by Henry Curtis, a retired school teacher in Calgary, Alberta, who dies in a car accident after becoming embroiled in an advance ...