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The African Trilogy guides the reader through an immersion in Igbo culture, an ethnic group native to the present-day southeastern Nigeria. Written by Achebe between 1958 and 1964, its subject is domination, both religious and political, and people's effort to resist it. The first book, the awarded Things Fall Apart, tells us the story of Okonkwo, a member of an Igbo tribe in a struggle to resist christian domination, a theme seen again in Arrow of God. The second book, No Longer at Ease, tells the story of Obi, Okonkwo's grandson and the first one from his tribe sent to study in England. Each book has its strengths and flaws, but overall the African Trilogy is a really good work which gives to the western world two absolutely relevant understandings: a better comprehension of the extent of the damage done by British colonization in Africa and the cultural richness and diversity of the continent. As usual in countries where the authoritarianism is still an open wound, Lagos,...

"You know nothing, Jon Snow. Especially about Africa and Asia" Have you ever asked yourself what do you know about the world around you? Recently I began a long but pleasant journey: I decided to travel till death overwhelm me. Well, I have not enough money to just hit the road and don't look back. So, I thought I should travel the most I could. That's the plan: a lot of travel and no property or money. I'm sure I gonna die rich (inside). Every time I decided where to go, I dove deep in the cultural ocean of the chosen places. Tv shows, movies, music and mostly literature: I'd dig everything! It wasn't a problem while I was traveling to Germany, Colombia, France, Italy or even Czech Republic (Kafka rules!). Then this year I decided to go to Thailand. I've fought muay thai for the last thirteen years and this is pretty much all my knowledge about the country. I must confess: I don't know even a single Thai writer. Shame on me! Coincidentall...