Arrow of God - BokDraken

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Publicerades 5 juni 1969 av Doubleday.

ISBN:: 978-0-385-01480-9
OCLC-nummer:: 977607

Set in the Igbo 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.

Ezeulu, the headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But his authority is increasingly under threat—from rivals within his tribe, from functionaries of the colonial government, and even from his own family members. Yet he believes himself to be untouchable: surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Armed with this belief, he is prepared to lead his people, even if it is towards their own destruction. But his people will not be dominated so easily.

Spare and powerful, Arrow of God is an unforgettable portrayal of the loss of faith, and the downfall of a man in a society forever altered by colonialism.

Set in the Igbo 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.

Ezeulu, the headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But his authority is increasingly under threat—from rivals within his tribe, from functionaries of the colonial government, and even from his own family members. Yet he believes himself to be untouchable: surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God? Armed with this belief, he is prepared to lead his people, even if it is towards their own destruction. But his people will not be dominated so easily.

Spare and powerful, Arrow of God is an unforgettable portrayal of the loss of faith, and the downfall of a man in a society forever altered by colonialism.

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Björn recenserade Arrow of God av Chinua Achebe

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Achebe does something very clever here: basically a story about power shifts in 1920s Nigeria with his so-called Western readers in mind, but turning the tables on them, acknowledging the power a storyteller has, leaving concepts unexplained and words untranslated. If Things Fall Apart was the telling of "The so-called savages you so-called civilized already had a civilization, thankyouverymuch", this is the showing, effectively colonizing the English-language novel right back. Unfortunately the story itself meanders and plods a bit too much at times.