Student Index Author Resources Influences

Things Fall Apart- Published in 1959, Things Fall Apart is Chinua Achebe’s response to inaccurate portrayals of African civilization by British writers. The novel reiterates how colonization by European missionaries changed Igbo society after Nigeria was claimed. Leslie Omoara wrote that in this novel we see "only the beginning of the subjection of a people to an alien will".

Arrow of God- This novel picks up where Things Fall Apart leaves off, showing further impacts of imperialism. It also illustrates an important theme in Achebe’s novels, in that it reinstates the validity of life without white man’s interference. Achebe’s belief in the importance of dialogue is shown in this novel, as well as others. Almost all novels by Achebe contain proverbs in them.

No Longer At Ease- Corruption is the underlying theme in this novel. The novel is a flashback answering one simple question: Why does an educated man succumb to bribes?

A Man of the People- This novel is a satire on political motivations in post-independence Nigeria.