Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achibe
This is the first novel written in 1959 by poet, activist and writer Chinua Achibe and is considered a classic. It is the most widely read book in modern literature, among the canon in most English departments throughout the world. It shows a pre-colonized Nigeria. You get to see the rich culture and traditions, and the importance of family. You also get to see what happens when Europeans invade and how it impacts everything.
A former sports and news reporter with the New York Daily News for 16 years, Karen served four of those years on the editorial board of The News, where she was a member of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize- and Polk Award-winning teams. She was also the paper’s first African-American female news columnist. As the head of Karen Hunter Books (KHB), an imprint with Simon & Schuster, Karen has published No. 1 New York Times bestseller True You by pop icon Janet Jackson, New York Times bestselling Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian by Kris Jenner
