Achebe, Chinua

Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
330 editions published between 1958 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 9,876 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
First published in 1959, this novel tells the story of Okonkwo, the leader of an Igbo (Ibo) community who is banished for accidentally killing a clansman. The novel covers the seven years of his exile to his return, providing an inside view of the intrusion of white missionaries and colonial government into tribal Igbo society in the 1890s

No longer at ease by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
152 editions published between 1960 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 3,064 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After returning to Africa from his education abroad, Obi Okonkwo feels alienated and disgusted at the fact that he has been thrust into the ruling class, of whom most are corrupt

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
142 editions published between 1964 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 2,909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa's best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect--the personal struggle between father and son

Anthills of the savannah by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
71 editions published between 1987 and 2013 in English and held by 2,761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fictional account of African politics that prophesieses social change

A man of the people by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
127 editions published between 1965 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 2,635 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By the renowned author of Things Fall Apart, this novel foreshadows the Nigerian coups of 1966 and shows the color and vivacity as well as the violence and corruption of a society making its own way between the two worlds

Girls at war, and other stories by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
75 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Twelve stories by the internationally renowned novelist which recreate with energy and authenticity the major social and political issues that confront contemporary Africans on a daily basis

A Tribute to James Baldwin Black writers redefine the struggle : proceedings of a conference at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, April 22-23, 1988 featuring Chinua Achebe [and others] ( )
6 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 1,508 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

African short stories ( Book )
21 editions published between 1984 and 1997 in English and held by 1,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories by African writers which deal with life and customs in African society

Morning yet on creation day : essays by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
30 editions published between 1975 and 1982 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hopes and impediments : selected essays by Chinua Achebe ( Book )
22 editions published between 1988 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,137 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The author's critical writings over the past twenty-five years use his creative energies to expose the monster of racist habit and offer a new perspective on the human condition