African books in order
African is a series of 3 books by Chinua Achebe: 627 pages, about 12 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.
- 3
- books
- 627
- pages
- 12 hours
- to read them all
- 23 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
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Things Fall Apart 1958 3.5 h
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958.
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No Longer at Ease 1960 3.1 h
When Obi Okonkwo, grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in Things Fall Apart returns to Nigeria from England in the 1950s, his foreign education separates him from his African…
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Arrow of God 1964 4.9 h
In the Igbo villages of Umuaro in Eastern Nigeria in 1921, Ezeulu, old and dignified Chief Priest of the god Ulu, finds that his authority as spiritual leader is strengthened when…
How much is left
| After Things Fall Apart | about 8 hours left |
| After No Longer at Ease | about 5 hours left |
Reading the whole series
About 11 hours 30 minutes
All 3 books, 627 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
23 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.