Through this book the readers are invited into the vivid lives of the Ibo clan in Nigeria. We learn their customs, their beliefs, terms from their language. Okonkwo, the main character, is the perfect anti-hero. He is Achebe's ultimate creation: flawed, angry, deeply afraid but outwardly fierce. When Christians and English colonial administrators establish themselves in the Ibo village and try to unravel the traditional life of the Ibo people, a series of misunderstandings and conflicts between the whites and natives leads to many tragedies. Achebe provokes thoughtfulness and important questions. Read it for humanity above all various cultures.
