African Diaspora Book Club-Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The story, which is set in British Nigeria, centers on Okonkwo, a traditional influential leader of the fictional Igbo clan Umuofia, who opposes colonialism and early Christianity. The novel's title was taken from a verse of "The Second Coming", a 1919 poem by Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Things Fall Apart formed the first part of Achebe's "African trilogy" with his novels No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God. The novel explores many themes, especially culture, masculinity, and colonialism.

Things Fall Apart is regarded as a milestone in African literature. It gained critical acclaim and popularity upon publication, and has been translated into over fifty languages. It was listed on Time's "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". The novel has had several adaptations, including the radio drama Okonkwo (1961) by the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the 1971 film Things Fall Apart, which starred Princess Elizabeth of Tooro.