Arrow of God

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian literary classic, became the second recipient in the history of the Man Booker Prize International. He rose to fame in the 1960s, but since 1988 has published not a single work of fiction, turning instead to criticism and teaching. His victory left Ian McEwan, Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie, and Carlos Fuentes without a fresh—though already prestigious—award.

In his novel "Arrow of God" (1964), Nigeria’s classic author Chinua Achebe (born 1930) weaves a rich tapestry of ethnic and folkloric detail together with the deepest questions that emerged from the clash of civilizations—African tribes with their traditional way of life and Western culture that arrived on the Black Continent.