---
product_id: 67877975
title: "Things Fall Apart (Penguin Red Classics) Paperback – International Edition, June 1, 2007"
brand: "chinua achebe"
price: "€ 24.75"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/67877975-things-fall-apart-penguin-red-classics-paperback-international-edition-june
store_origin: PT
region: Portugal
---

# Things Fall Apart (Penguin Red Classics) Paperback – International Edition, June 1, 2007

**Brand:** chinua achebe
**Price:** € 24.75
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Things Fall Apart (Penguin Red Classics) Paperback – International Edition, June 1, 2007 by chinua achebe
- **How much does it cost?** € 24.75 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/67877975-things-fall-apart-penguin-red-classics-paperback-international-edition-june)

## Best For

- chinua achebe enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted chinua achebe brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

Full description not available

## Images

![Things Fall Apart (Penguin Red Classics) Paperback – International Edition, June 1, 2007 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81jS+AO-NiL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deceptively simple story-telling portrays postcolonial angst and fosters bicultural family chats!
*by C***I on June 17, 2019*

This is not so much a review of the book as it is a brief commentary of its personal and broader relevance. As a Nigerian-American, I can honestly say that Things Fall Apart is one of the most important books I've ever read. I read it in secondary school in Nigeria 30 years ago and most of it was lost on me because we were forced to read, memorize, and regurgitate its contents to pass exams. We did not have much have a chance to extract and discuss the WEALTH of knowledge that Chinua Achebe unfurls in this book.Fast-forward to last week in the US when something kept telling me to order another copy (I've lived in a few countries, including Nigeria, and always feel compelled to buy this book anywhere I live but never find time to read it). So, I ordered yet another hard copy and then saw Amazon's Kindle deal while the first copy was in transit in the post. It was a no-brainer -- the Kindle version would solve my traveling woes! Moreover, I devoured it in 3 days! Then I discussed certain passages with my parents whose grandparents would have been Okonkwo's peers and this precipitated priceless family discussions, taking my parents back to their respective childhoods.Having been born in the US, I can count the number of times that we've tried to have similar discussions that ended up falling flat. I believe my re-reading of Achebe's book, plus my mother's grand decision to transplant me from the US and enroll me in a Nigerian secondary school decades ago, FINALLY helped us share and construct parts of our family's historical story's center that had never really had the chance to come together -- not to talk of fall apart.The novel also elicited compassion from me that gets buried (far) beneath the frustration at present-day Nigeria, which I've recently lived in and visit often. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe describes this functional society -- sure, without the technological advances of iron horses and Western education -- but functional enough to maintain law and order, as well as family and community (kinship) structures. My parents say that they remember some of those days and now I understand the heartbreak and ambivalence they must feel when they look at Nigeria today.I also finished the book with more compassion towards pre-colonial worshippers of traditional or cultural gods. Achebe cleverly shows that it wasn't much different from Christianity other than the multiplicity of mediator gods and the exclusion of certain groups and the sad, unfortunate mistreatment of twins. (My parents have a family friend who was an only child because his mother had given birth to FOUR sets of twins -- all of whom were you-know-what). As a Christian, I can easily rattle off the vast differences but sometimes it's helpful to look at similarities, so you can understand where people are coming from and why they see things the way they do, and therefore do the things they do. The Igbos were just one ethnic groups in Nigeria that had to make decisions and adjustments to literally abandon who they were. Never mind how many other groups had to do the same across the entire country and continent!Finally, I was struck by how certain elements of this 60 year-old novel foreshadows aspects of present-day Nigeria. In particular, the part about the colonial government messengers and 250 cowries had me howling out loud! Obviously, I don't want to give it away, so please feel free to share your thoughts on this aspect after you've read the book!While I understand Chimamanda Adichie's warning not to heed to the narrative of a single story, Things Fall Apart is one story that I am proud to say represents an aspect of my heritage superbly. Achebe should have won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature because of the understanding Things Fall Apart presumably fostered between colonized peoples and their colonizers, between colonized people in general, and between people around the world in a much broader sense -- and still does.In short: I simply adore this book and hope you do, too!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ok book
*by M***O on July 21, 2025*

It is well written, had to read 3/4 of the book before anything actually happened as it pertains to the title of the book. Ok book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book
*by S***Y on July 15, 2025*

I love the way the author tells the story. I find the events in the novel very interesting and to see how life was back then, and the way that colonial influence had on these clans, was a lot. Book taught me a lot about life back then and people coming in overtaking other people‘s houses.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Things Fall Apart (Penguin Red Classics)
- No Longer at Ease
- Arrow of God (African Trilogy)

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/67877975-things-fall-apart-penguin-red-classics-paperback-international-edition-june](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/67877975-things-fall-apart-penguin-red-classics-paperback-international-edition-june)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Portugal*
*Store origin: PT*
*Last updated: 2026-02-07*