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Title	:	Arrow of God (The African Trilogy #3)
Author	:	Chinua Achebe
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 230 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1989 by Anchor Books (first published 1964)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Classics. Western Africa. Nigeria. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. African Literature

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Set in the Igbo heartland of eastern Nigeria, one of Africa's best-known writers describes the conflict between old and new in its most poignant aspect: the personal struggle between father and son. Ezeulu, the headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But his authority is increasingly under threat—from rivals within his tribe, from functionaries of the colonial government, and even from his own family members. Yet he believes himself to 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 is towards their own destruction. But his people will not be dominated so easily. Spare and powerful, 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.

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Original Title:	Arrow of God
ISBN:	0385014805 (ISBN13: 9780385014809)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The African Trilogy #3
Characters:	Ezeulu, Obika, Oduche
Setting:	Nigeria
Literary Awards:	Jock Campbell-New Statesman Award (1965)

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I liked this book the best among Achebes African Trilogy. Its a novel that chronicles Igbo tribal life in the 1920s, fracturing under its own human frailties and prejudices, and stoked into decline by the British colonial incursion.Unlike in Things Fall Apart, there is no glossary of local words and customs, and yet there is a lot of local flavour here: poetry, quotes, customs and festivals described in elaborate detail. I felt as if Achebe was trying to write the African novel in English,

Read it because it was listed as one of Adichie's favourite books.The story is somewhat like 'Things Fall Apart' in that it narrates a story of the rise and, later, fall of a man due to values changing under a challenge from colonial rule - only this time it was a religious leader, instead of a warrior/farmer.The reading experience was greatly enhanced from my having read Carl Jung's 'Man and His Symbols'. To begin with, Jung had much to say about the masks and their impact on personality and

This book is hard to like at times. Achebe is very unflattering to women.

This year I decided to re-read some of my favorites and what I consider classics. I re-read Things Fall Apart, and in doing so I discovered that this book was a part of a trilogy, of course I had to read the entire series.Arrow of God felt a bit underwhelming for me, it also felt very repetitive at times. It was as if I was reading a lesser version of Things Fall Apart. I had a hard time remembering the characters or differentiating them. Overall this book felt very flat for me.

This book was a real chore for me - I have previously read Things Fall Apart and thought it was wonderful and so when my sons African Literature class was reading this book I decided to read along with the last volume of Achebe's trilogy.It really is a lot of the same thing - the clash of traditional Nigerian culture with the British Colonial culture. The edition that I read did not have a glossary nor any sort of family charts and so it was extremely difficult to figure out who was who and some

I was first struck by how funny this novel was. I guffawed several times while reading it. It takes a remarkable writer to do this with humor, especially across cultures.I thought this work illustrated well the role of religion in society. For the Igbo there was no separation of religion from society--they were one and the same. It's perhaps fitting that while the administration doesn't quite get this (Clarke doesn't even understand that a Chief Priest is not the same as a medicine man) , the

Just an arrow in the bow of god.