Arrow of God
(Sprache: Englisch)
In die alte Kultuer der Igbo-Dorfgemeinschaft bricht die britische Kolonialmacht ein. Der Oberpriester Ezeulu widersetzt sich zunächst erfolgreich, ist aber zutiefst erschüttert, als nicht nur eine britische List ihn besiegt, sondern auch die eigenen Leute ihn im Stich lassen ...
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In die alte Kultuer der Igbo-Dorfgemeinschaft bricht die britische Kolonialmacht ein. Der Oberpriester Ezeulu widersetzt sich zunächst erfolgreich, ist aber zutiefst erschüttert, als nicht nur eine britische List ihn besiegt, sondern auch die eigenen Leute ihn im Stich lassen ...
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Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must 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 means destruction and annihilation. Yet the people will not be so easily dominated.Spare and powerful, Arrow of God is an unforgettable portrayal of the loss of faith, and the struggle between tradition and change. Continuing the epic saga of the community in Things Fall Apart, it is the second volume of Achebe's African trilogy, and is followed by No Longer at Ease.
Autoren-Porträt von Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. He was raised in the large village of Ogidi, one of the first centers of Anglican missionary work in Eastern Nigeria, and was a graduate of University College, Ibadan. His early career in radio ended abruptly in 1966, when he left his post as Director of External Broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led to the Biafran War. Achebe joined the Biafran Ministry of Information and represented Biafra on various diplomatic and fund-raising missions. He was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and began lecturing widely abroad. For over fifteen years, he was the Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies at Brown University. Chinua Achebe wrote over twenty books - novels, short stories, essays and collections of poetry - and received numerous honours from around the world, including the Honourary Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as honourary doctorates from more than thirty colleges and universities. He was also the recipient of Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement, the Nigerian National Merit Award. In 2007, he won the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction. He died in 2013.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Chinua Achebe
- 2010, 240 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 1,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Books UK
- ISBN-10: 0141191562
- ISBN-13: 9780141191560
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.01.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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