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Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe. It portrays the life of Okonkwo, a traditional influential leader of the fictional Igbo clan, Umuofia. He is a feared warrior and a local wrestling champion who opposes colonialism and the early Christian missionaries.
[173] [174] Things Fall Apart has been described as the most important book in modern African literature [175] and was described as his masterpiece by critic Dwight Garner. [176] Selling over 20 million copies worldwide, it has been translated into 57 languages, [177] making Achebe the most translated, studied, and read African author.
Things Fall Apart is the fourth studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released on February 23, 1999, by MCA Records.Recording sessions for the album took place at Electric Lady during 1997 to 1998, coinciding with recording for other projects of the Soulquarians collective, including D'Angelo's Voodoo (2000), Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun (2000), and Common's Like Water for Chocolate (2000).
Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe: 1958: 57 [43] English 39 A Doll's House: Henrik Ibsen: 1879: 56 [44] Norwegian 40 The Divine Comedy: Dante Alighieri: c. 1308-1321: 52 [45] Italian 41 Seven Brief Lessons on Physics: Carlo Rovelli: 2014: 52 [46] Italian 42 Never Let Me Go: Kazuo Ishiguro: 2005: 52: English 43 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ...
In 1999, the Roots' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band's biggest success. The album was certified gold in the US, [4] and its single "You Got Me" peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100, and number nineteen on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. [5] "
A TV series adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” is in development at A24 with Idris Elba attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned exclusively. No writer is ...
Phrases in the poem have been adopted as the title in a variety of media. The words "things fall apart" in the third line are alluded to by Chinua Achebe in his novel Things Fall Apart (1958), [1] The Roots in their album Things Fall Apart (1999), [15] and Jon Ronson in his podcast series Things Fell Apart (2021). [16]
Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe: English: 1958: 20 million [105] Novel Wolf Totem (狼图腾) Jiang Rong: Chinese: 2004: 20 million [106] Semi-autobiographical novel: The Happy Hooker: My Own Story: Xaviera Hollander: English: 1971: 20 million [107] Memoir Jaws: Peter Benchley: English: 1974: 20 million [108] Thriller Love You Forever: Robert ...