Arrow of God
Chinua Achebe
first published 1964
In the Igbo villages of Umuaro in Eastern Nigeria in 1921, Ezeulu, old and dignified Chief Priest of the god Ulu, finds that his authority as spiritual leader is strengthened when a war which he has tried to prevent between Umuaro and a neighboring community is stopped by the British District Officer. Feeling compelled to respect the knowledge and power of the white man, Ezeulu sends one of his young sons to learn Christianity so that he will know the secret of such strength. But this brings the conflict between old ways and new to a head as the boy, in an excess of freshly-inspired Christian enthusiasm, tries to kill a royal python, a creature most sacred in the religious traditions of Umuaro. After this, Ezeulu's opposition to the authority of the white man becomes more pronounced, but his noble obstinacy, although it achieves a temporary victory over Captain Winterbottom, brings tragedy in the end. This moving story captures the atmosphere of African village life, the beautiful proverb-laden language of the Igbo and their strangely formal customs of worship and hospitality.--From publisher description.
- Fiction
- Igbo (African people)
- Nigeria in fiction
- Literature
- Igbo (Pueblo africano)
- Novela africana
Editions of Arrow of God
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FISCHER Taschenbuch
Paperback · 2015
ISBN 9783596906093
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Penguin Books, Limited
2013
ISBN 9780141393988
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Anchor Canada
Paperback · 2010
ISBN 9780385667807
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