Things Fall Apart is a world-renowned novel written by Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It is one of Africa’s most celebrated works of literature and is often regarded as the first great modern African novel written in English. The story is set in a fictional Igbo village called Umuofia in pre-colonial Nigeria and follows the life of Okonkwo, a respected warrior, farmer, and leader whose life begins to unravel as British colonialism and Christian missionaries enter his community. Read on!