Reading on the Ave Book Club: Things Fall Apart
All are welcome to attend the Reading on the Avenue Book Club, which meets in the Community Room of Willow Glen Library. On Wednesday, September 25, we'll be discussing Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe.
Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first story, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo’s fall from grace with the tribal world. The second story concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with the arrival of aggressive European missionaries. These perfectly harmonized twin dramas are informed by the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul.
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Willow Glen Library
1157 Minnesota Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
United States
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Willow Glen Public Library
Willow Glen Public Library
1157 Minnesota Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
Willow Glen Library
1157 Minnesota Ave
San Jose, CA 95125
United States