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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful, July 25 2005

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Peter Jones (Springfield, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arrow of God (African Writers) (Paperback)

ARROW OF GOD is just as good as THINGS FALL APART, if not better. The story is based on the exotic traditional village culture of the Igbo nation in Western Nigeria. It is one of the African best literary works I have read. Achebe took us into Ezeulu's changing world and did what few writers can do- make us understand it all. It reminded me of other traditional African stories such as USURPER AND OTHER STORIES, MATIGARI, and OUR SISTER KILLJOY. I enjoyed all of these stories and recommend them to lovers of African literature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful, July 22 2005

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ARROW OF GOD is just as good as THINGS FALL APART, if not better. The story is based on the exotic traditional village culture of the Igbo nation in Western Nigeria. It is one of the African best literary works I have read. Achebe took us into Ezeulu's changing world and did what few writers can do- make us understand it all. It reminded me of other traditional African stories such as USURPER AND OTHER STORIES, MATIGARI, and OUR SISTER KILLJOY. I enjoyed all of these stories and recommend them to lovers of African literature.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Jan 3 2002

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This review is from: Arrow of God (Paperback)

Another Masterpiece by Achebe. The novel is beautifully written, he use of metaphor is amazing. One can see growth from his earlier novels such as "Things Fall Apart."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Achebe's Arrow
Like Chinua Achebe's first novel (Things Fall Apart), Arrow of God takes us back to the traditional village culture of the Igbo nation in Western Nigeria, tracing its destruction... Read more

Published on July 1 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars The Arrow struck true.
Being Igbo, and having read almost all that Chinua Achebe has written, I can say that this is one of the best literary works I have ever come across. Read more

Published on Dec 1 2000 by Peter Opara