Book Club 📖: Things Fall Apart 🇳🇬🌍 (Chinua Achebe)

Whether you’re a true bookworm or simply seeking a motivation to get reading more often, the book club is a great place for conversation and meeting new people! Come and enjoy some interesting discussion alongside more relaxed chatter, with the book as the jumping off point.

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This time, we’ll be reading Things Fall Apart by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe 🇳🇬

The book is around 200 pages, while the audiobook is about 5 hours long! You can find copies in all the usual places such as Waterstones

We follow Igbo tribe member Okonkwo, as he tries to navigate the impact the incoming British colonial government and the Christian church have on his traditional village life.

This 1958 classic revolutionised the way African literature was perceived in the West, and is a regular feature on lists of the best and most influential novels.

There is sure to be lots to discuss, this being one of the most analysed novels of all time! Themes we'll touch on include the importance of tradition, the impact of patriarchy and masculinity, and free will vs fate.

The Centurion is a relaxed, elegant and spacious bar with comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere, well-suited to literary conversations! 📕🍷

Converted from the historic first class lounge at Central Station 🚂✨, its luxuriant environs are situated at ground floor level, easily accessible, with public transport links aplenty nearby. If you’re feeling peckish there are various shops adjacent that you can pick up nibbles from.

This is an open session, so feel free to drop by at any time during the evening: we’re pretty easygoing ☺️.

Hope you can join us!