Things Fall ApartPearson Education, Limited, 1976 - 150 頁 THINGS FALL APART tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a "strong man" of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first of these stories traces Okonkwo's fall from grace with the tribal world in which he lives, and in its classical purity of line and economical beauty it provides us with a powerful fable about the immemorial conflict between the individual and society. The second story, which is as modern as the first is ancient, and which elevates the book to a tragic plane, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world through the arrival of aggressive, proselytizing European missionaries. These twin dramas are perfectly harmonized, and they are modulated by an awareness capable of encompassing at once the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul. THINGS FALL APART is the most illuminating and permanent monument we have to the modern African experience as seen from within. |
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第 70 頁
... voice broke the outer silence of the night . It was Chielo , the priestess of Agbala , prophesying . There was nothing new in that . Once in a while Chielo was possessed by the spirit of her god and she began to prophesy . But tonight ...
... voice broke the outer silence of the night . It was Chielo , the priestess of Agbala , prophesying . There was nothing new in that . Once in a while Chielo was possessed by the spirit of her god and she began to prophesy . But tonight ...
第 72 頁
... voices disappeared into the thick darkness . A strange and sudden weakness descended on Ekwefi as she stood gazing in the direction of the voices like a hen whose only chick has been carried away by a kite . Ezinma's voice soon faded ...
... voices disappeared into the thick darkness . A strange and sudden weakness descended on Ekwefi as she stood gazing in the direction of the voices like a hen whose only chick has been carried away by a kite . Ezinma's voice soon faded ...
第 143 頁
... voice which a first speaker must use to establish silence in the assembly of the clan . Onyeka had such a voice ; and so he was asked to salute Umuofia before Okika began to speak . ' Umuofia kwenu ! ' he bellowed , raising his left arm ...
... voice which a first speaker must use to establish silence in the assembly of the clan . Onyeka had such a voice ; and so he was asked to salute Umuofia before Okika began to speak . ' Umuofia kwenu ! ' he bellowed , raising his left arm ...
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