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Arrow of God

Author Chinua Achebe
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On sale Aug 16, 2016 | 240 Pages | 978-0-385-01480-9
| Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
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  • English Language Arts > Genre: Fiction > Historical Fiction: World > Africa
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  • Author
  • Awards
  • Praise
Winner of the Man Booker International Prize
Winner of the New Statesman Award


Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, this novel describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son.
© Don Hamerman
Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. His first novel, Things Falls Apart, became a classic of international literature and required reading for students worldwide. He also authored four subsequent novels, two short-story collections, and numerous other books. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than 15 years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. He died in 2013. View titles by Chinua Achebe
  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize
  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize
"My favorite novel." —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“A magical writer—one of the greatest of the twentieth century.” —Margaret Atwood
 
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
“Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.” —Nadine Gordimer
 
“Achebe’s influence should go on and on . . . teaching and reminding that all humankind is one.” —The Nation
 
“The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.” —Caryl Phillips, The Observer
 
“We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension—a truth often obscured.” —Chicago Tribune
 
“He is one of the few writers of our time who has touched us with a code of values that will never be ironic.” —Michael Ondaatje
 
“For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.” —Kwame Anthony Appiah
 
“[Achebe] is one of world literature’s great humane voices.” —Times Literary Supplement
 
“Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.” —The Sunday Times (London)
 
“[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.” —The Village Voice
 
“Chinua Achebe has shown that a mind that observes clearly but feels deeply enough to afford laughter may be more wise than all the politicians and journalists.” —Time
 
“The power and majesty of Chinua Achebe’s work has, literally, opened the world to generations of readers. He is an ambassador of art, and a profound recorder of the human condition.” —Michael Dorris

About

Winner of the Man Booker International Prize
Winner of the New Statesman Award


Set in the Ibo heartland of eastern Nigeria, this novel describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son.

Author

© Don Hamerman
Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. His first novel, Things Falls Apart, became a classic of international literature and required reading for students worldwide. He also authored four subsequent novels, two short-story collections, and numerous other books. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than 15 years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement. He died in 2013. View titles by Chinua Achebe

Awards

  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize
  • WINNER | 2007
    Man Booker International Prize

Praise

"My favorite novel." —Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“A magical writer—one of the greatest of the twentieth century.” —Margaret Atwood
 
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
“Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent.” —Nadine Gordimer
 
“Achebe’s influence should go on and on . . . teaching and reminding that all humankind is one.” —The Nation
 
“The father of African literature in the English language and undoubtedly one of the most important writers of the second half of the twentieth century.” —Caryl Phillips, The Observer
 
“We are indebted to Achebe for reminding us that art has social and moral dimension—a truth often obscured.” —Chicago Tribune
 
“He is one of the few writers of our time who has touched us with a code of values that will never be ironic.” —Michael Ondaatje
 
“For so many readers around the world, it is Chinua Achebe who opened up the magic casements of African fiction.” —Kwame Anthony Appiah
 
“[Achebe] is one of world literature’s great humane voices.” —Times Literary Supplement
 
“Achebe is one of the most distinguished artists to emerge from the West African cultural renaissance of the post-war world.” —The Sunday Times (London)
 
“[Achebe is] a powerful voice for cultural decolonization.” —The Village Voice
 
“Chinua Achebe has shown that a mind that observes clearly but feels deeply enough to afford laughter may be more wise than all the politicians and journalists.” —Time
 
“The power and majesty of Chinua Achebe’s work has, literally, opened the world to generations of readers. He is an ambassador of art, and a profound recorder of the human condition.” —Michael Dorris

Other Books by this Author

  • The African Trilogy
    The African Trilogy
    Things Fall Apart; Arrow of God; No Longer at Ease
    Chinua Achebe
    $25.00 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2017
  • A Man of the People
    A Man of the People
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2016
  • Chike and the River
    Chike and the River
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 09, 2011
  • The Education of a British-Protected Child
    The Education of a British-Protected Child
    Essays
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 05, 2010
  • Collected Poems
    Collected Poems
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 10, 2004
  • Home and Exile
    Home and Exile
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 18, 2001
  • Anthills of the Savannah
    Anthills of the Savannah
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 04, 1997
  • Things Fall Apart
    Things Fall Apart
    Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
    Chinua Achebe
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 17, 1995
  • No Longer at Ease
    No Longer at Ease
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 16, 1994
  • Things Fall Apart
    Things Fall Apart
    A Novel
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1994
  • Girls at War
    Girls at War
    And Other Stories
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1991
  • Hopes and Impediments
    Hopes and Impediments
    Selected Essays
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1990
  • The African Trilogy
    The African Trilogy
    Things Fall Apart; Arrow of God; No Longer at Ease
    Chinua Achebe
    $25.00 US
    Paperback
    May 02, 2017
  • A Man of the People
    A Man of the People
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 16, 2016
  • Chike and the River
    Chike and the River
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 09, 2011
  • The Education of a British-Protected Child
    The Education of a British-Protected Child
    Essays
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 05, 2010
  • Collected Poems
    Collected Poems
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 10, 2004
  • Home and Exile
    Home and Exile
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 18, 2001
  • Anthills of the Savannah
    Anthills of the Savannah
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 04, 1997
  • Things Fall Apart
    Things Fall Apart
    Introduction by Kwame Anthony Appiah
    Chinua Achebe
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 17, 1995
  • No Longer at Ease
    No Longer at Ease
    Chinua Achebe
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 16, 1994
  • Things Fall Apart
    Things Fall Apart
    A Novel
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1994
  • Girls at War
    Girls at War
    And Other Stories
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 01, 1991
  • Hopes and Impediments
    Hopes and Impediments
    Selected Essays
    Chinua Achebe
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 01, 1990
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