Things Fall Apart
de Achebe, Chinua
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Librería
-
Sacramento, California, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
McDowell Obolensky, 1959. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Second printing of the first edition, featuring gray boards, reviews on rear panel of dust jacket, and $3.95 price on front flap (the first printing shows $3.75). Near-fine with slight foxing to endpapers and top page edges, otherwise bright and clean inside and out. In a near-fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to extremities and a touch of soiling to rear panel. A beautiful copy of this scarce title, one of the most important novels to come out of Africa in the 20th Century.
Sinopsis
In his debut novel, Chinua Achebe challenges our written perspective of history and portrays the devastating influence of colonization in late 19th century Nigeria. Things Fall Apart explores one man's futile resistance to the devaluing of his Igbo traditions by British political and religious forces and his despair as his community capitulates to the powerful new order. The story follows Okonkwo, a man known for his fierce heart and physical strength, as he navigates his personal demons and his ability to protect those that he loves during the upcoming face of destruction. It is a conflict of both his personal identity as a traditionally masculine protector, as well as the desperate struggle to retain freedom. Things Fall Apart has been translated in over 60 different languages, remaining a powerful influence to individuals worldwide and one of the first African novels written in English to receive global critical acclaim. The title of the novel comes from William Butler Yeats' poem "The Second Coming".
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Detalles
- Librería
- Magus Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 008592
- Título
- Things Fall Apart
- Autor
- Achebe, Chinua
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Editorial
- McDowell Obolensky
- Fecha de publicación
- 1959
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Magus Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Sacramento, California
Sobre Magus Books
Independent bookstore specializing in John Fowles and other modern first editions.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
