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"During the '20s in Eastern Nigeria, a son's overzealous conversion to Christianity brings about a clash between his father, the Chief Priest, and the British District Officer."
"Set in the Ibo 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."
"Set in the Ibo 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."@en
"In the Igbo villages of Umuaro in Eastern Nigeria in 1921, Ezeulu, old and dignified Chief Priest of the god Ulu, finds that his authority as spiritual leader is strengthened when a war which he has tried to prevent between Umuaro and a neighboring community is stopped by the British District Officer. Feeling compelled to respect the knowledge and power of the white man, Ezeulu sends one of his young sons to learn Christianity so that he will know the secret of such strength. But this brings the conflict between old ways and new to a head as the boy, in an excess of freshly-inspired Christian enthusiasm, tries to kill a royal python, a creature most sacred in the religious traditions of Umuaro. After this, Ezeulu's opposition to the authority of the white man becomes more pronounced, but his noble obstinacy, although it achieves a temporary victory over Captain Winterbottom, brings tragedy in the end. This moving story captures the atmosphere of African village life, the beautiful proverb-laden language of the Igbo and their strangely formal customs of worship and hospitality.--From publisher description."
"Novel on the social problems of Igbo community of Africa."
"Ezeulu, headstrong chief priest of the god Ulu, is worshipped by the six villages of Umuaro. But he is beginning to find his authority increasingly under threat - from his rivals in the tribe, from those in the white government and even from his own family. Yet he still feels he must be untouchable - surely he is an arrow in the bow of his God?"
"Als de traditionele Ibo-samenleving in Oost-Nigeria in moeilijkheden komt omdat hun opperpriester door een conflict met de koloniale bezetter gevangen zit, maakt de Anglicaanse zending gebruik van dit machtsvacuüm."
"Belletristik : Nigeria/Ibo : kulturelle Identität - Kolonialismus."
"A tale set in the Igbo heartland of eastern Nigeria, telling of the conflict between a tribal elder and his son, a conflict that mirrors the destruction of traditional village culture by British colonial rule."@en
""Set in the Ibo heartland of of eastern Nigeria, Arrow of God has as its central figure a merry yet dignified chief priest who epitomizes the spirituality and ceremony of village life. When faced with the disintegration of the old order under the impact of British colonial authority, he finds that his own authority and the allegiance of his son are at stake as well. The subsequent collision of opposing forces makes tragedy inevitable."--Cover."@en
"In the Ibo heartland of Nigeria, the conflict of old versus new is played out in the personal struggles of father and son."
"Chinua Achebe's novel "Arrow of God" centers on the main character's battles with colonialism and Christian influences. Ezeulu is the chief priest of multiple Nigerian villages. During the 1920s, his country experiences political and social changes when the British uses colonialism to civilize the people. The Igbo people of Nigeria are the main characters of the story as they worship Ezeulu. The novel begins with a battle that Ezeulu and Umuaro causes with the Okperi people. A British overseer, T.K. Winterbottom, intervenes and resolves the battle. With this context in mind, Achebe structures the work to highlight the relationships between the Nigerians, the British, and Christian missionaries. A significant theme of the work is the Nigerians abandoning their traditional customs for Christianity, which stirs up much resentment between the villagers. Achebe injects conflict into the work when Ezeulu refuses to be a "white man's chief." Ezeulu's beliefs affect how the rest of the characters interact. By the end of "Arrow of God," the villagers lose their faith in Ezeulu."@en

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"Belletristische Darstellung"
"Translations"@en
"Translations"
"Tekstuitgave"
"Nigerian fiction (English)"@en
"Electronic books"@en
"Electronic books"
"English fiction"
"Powieść nigeryjska w języku angielskim"@pl
"Romans (teksten)"
"History"
"Fiction"
"Fiction"@en
"Classical fiction"
"Vertalingen (vorm)"

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"La flèche de Dieu"
"Arrow of God = Der Pfeil Gottes"
"Arow of God"@en
"Arrow of God : [a novel of an old Nigeria and a new colonialism]"
"La Flecha del dios"
"La freccia di Dio : romanzo"@it
"La flecha de Dios"@es
"La flecha de Dios"
"Bozja puscica"
"Tanrının oku / Chinua Achebe; çev. Nazan Arıbaş Erbil"
"A flecha de deus"
"A flecha de deus"@en
"La freccia di Dio"@it
"La freccia di Dio"
"Pijl van God"
"Tanrının oku"
"神의화살"
"Arrow of god : Chinua Achebe"@en
"A frecha de deus"
"Mshale wa Mungu"@en
"Mshale wa Mungu"
"Arrow of god"
"Arrow of God [2nd edition, revised]"@en
"Arrow of God [2nd edition, revised]"
"Стрела Бога : роман"
"Der Pfeil Gottes : Roman"
"Der Pfeil Gottes : Roman"@en
"La flèche de dieu"
"La fleche de dieu"@en
"Arrow of gold"
"La freccia di Dio : [romanzo]"
"Pijl van God : roman"
"Strela Boga : roman"
"Panah dewata"
"Mshale wa mungu"
"Der Pfeil Gottes; ein afrikanischer Roman"
"Dēvant̲e śaraṃ"
"A flecha de Deus"
"A flecha de Deus"@pt
"La flèche de Dieu : roman"
"Božja puščica : roman"
"Der Pfeil Gottes Roman"
"Der Pfeil Gottes : ein afrikanischer Roman"
"Boża strzała"
"Boża strzała"@pl
"˜Derœ Pfeil Gottes"
"Sin ŭi hwasal"
"Arrow of God"@en
"Arrow of God"
"La flecha del dios"@es

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