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Product Overview
Autor: Chinua Achebe
Editorial: Anchor Books
Lenguaje: Inglés
ISBN13: 9780385014809
Reseña: The second novel in Chinua Achebes masterful African trilogy following Things Fall Apart and preceding No Longer at Ease When Things Fall Apart ends colonial rule has been introduced to Umuofia and the character of the nation its values freedoms religious and socio-political foundations have substantially and irrevocably been altered. Arrow of God the second novel in Chinua Achebes The African Trilogy moves the historical narrative forward. This time the action revolves around Ezeulu the headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu which is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. The novel is a meditation on the nature uses and responsibility of power and leadership. Ezeulu finds that his authority is increasingly under threat from rivals within his nation and functionaries of the newly established British colonial government. Yet he sees himself as untouchable. He is forced with tragic consequences to reconcile conflicting impulses in his own nature--a need to serve the protecting deity of his Umuaro people a desire to retain control over their religious observances and a need to gain increased personal power by pushing his authority to the limits. He ultimately fails as he leads his people to their own destruction and consequently his personal tragedy arises. 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.
