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Lädt ... Der Pfeil Gottesvon Chinua Achebe
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. One of his “African” trilogy (the second book of the three) and certainly the most “African” of the three (by which, I think I should say, I mean rural/tribally oriented. Not about city life, "modernity" in any way, or even colonialism, except tangentially). A great story, beautifully told. Rather than rely upon my dwindling intellectual resources, I’ll cheat and use another summary (that I think is particularly well done): “The novel is a meditation on the nature, uses, and responsibility of power and leadership. Ezeulu finds that his authority is increasingly under threat from rivals within his nation and functionaries of the newly established British colonial government. Yet he sees himself as untouchable. He is forced, with tragic consequences, to reconcile conflicting impulses in his own nature—a need to serve the protecting deity of his Umuaro people; a desire to retain control over their religious observances; and a need to gain increased personal power by pushing his authority to the limits. He ultimately fails as he leads his people to their own destruction, and consequently, his personal tragedy arises.” Reason read: Reading 1001, July botm. ANC - read Chinua Achebe, Nigerian author. This is the second book of the chronology. Yes, the last written but set in time between the first and last. The main character is Ezeulu, the chief priest of several Igbo villages in colonial Nigeria, who confronts colonial powers and Christian missionaries in the 1920s. The title is fitting as this is a book about a person/event that shows the will of God. The main theme; the conflict between the traditional beliefs and religions of the Nigerians and the foreign values introduced by the Europeans, including Christianity. And the conflicts of the novel revolve around the struggle between continuity and change. I enjoyed this and found it not hard to read. Change occurs whether we like it and who is say if the forces that bring change aren't the "arrow of God". This is the third and longest of Achebe's trilogy, but set chronologically between the other two (Things Fall Apart, and No Longer at Ease, respectively). Like his first book, Things Fall Apart, it deals with the ongoing alterations of life and individual power in a small group of West African villages after the arrival and gradual consolidation of colonial rule. In places, I found the African details hard to follow owing to my own unfamiliarity with the variety of names and traditions, and the relevance of all the narrative details. I most liked the nuanced account of interpersonal relationships within and between the African and European cultures, and the complex and difficult-to-predict circumstances that led to the downfall of the principal character. Ezeulu es el sumo sacerdote de Ulu, la deidad principal de varias aldeas Ibo enfrentadas con los poblados del jefe de clan Umuaro. El conflicto se zanja con la intervención de la administración colonial británica, que manda a la aldea a un misionero e invita a Ezeulu a sumarse a la administración colonial, pero éste se niega, y es encarcelado. Airado, Ezeulu se niega a dar permiso para que empiece la cosecha y sus súbditos, ante la perspectiva de una nueva hambruna, deciden abrazar el cristianismo. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Im Mittelpunkt stehen der Alltag und die Tradition einer Igbo-Dorfgemeinschaft in Nigeria, die sich durch die Begegnung mit den Weißen unaufhaltsam verändert. (Hugo Ernst Käufer)
In dem umfangreichen Romanwerk des nigerianischen Autors steht das afrikanische Leben am Scheideweg der Kulturen im Vordergrund. Im Spannungsfeld bewährter Tradition und europäischer Beeinflussung ist auch dieser Roman angesiedelt. Beschrieben werden in bilderreicher Sprache der Alltag und die Tradition einer Igbo-Dorfgemeinschaft, die sich durch die Begegnung mit den Weißen unaufhaltsam verändert. Worterklärungen und das einfühlsame Porträt des Klassikers der schwarzafrikanischen Literatur von Thomas Brückner erleichtern die Lektüre dieses wichtigen Romans. - Achebe erhielt im Jahr 2002 den Friedenspreis des deutschen Buchhandels. (Hugo Ernst Käufer) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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