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Arrow of God, published in 1964, is the third novel by Chinua Achebe. Along with Things Fall Apart and No Longer at Ease, it is considered part of The African Trilogy, sharing similar settings and themes.
Arrow of God Summary. The novel is set in the rural villages of the Igbo people of Nigeria during the 1920s and the story begins with a bitter feud between the villages of Umuaro and Okperi. The residents of Umuaro are at the brink of war with their neighbors in Okperi over a piece of disputed land.
Arrow of God is the third novel in Nigerian author Chinua Achebe's African Trilogy and was published in 1964. The novel is set in 1920s colonial Nigeria, and centers around Ezeulu, the chief priest of six Igbo villages in Umuaro who worship the god Ulu.
Chinua Achebe’s 1964 novel Arrow of God portrays an Ibo leader as he confronts the British administrators and missionaries in his town. The text, Achebe’s third novel, is part of a series of books called The African Trilogy. Arrow of God won the first ever Jock Campbell/New Statesman prize for African Literature.
May 22, 2024 · Arrow of God is a novel by Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, first published in 1964 by Heinemann. It is the third volume in Achebe’s The African Trilogy, along with Things Fall Apart and...
Sep 20, 2011 · Arrow of God. by. Achebe, Chinua. Publication date. 1967. Topics. Igbo (African people) Publisher. New York, John Day Co.
