Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall
Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 1
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. The story begins in a Nigerian village.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 10
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. The new church has been destroyed and the elders are summoned before the District Commissioner.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 2
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel. Okonkwo was ashamed of his father and he was determined not to follow in his footsteps but to earn respect in the clan.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 3
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel. Okonkwo has become a great man in his clan, but his determination makes him an unforgiving father and husband.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 4
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. Okonkwo's determination not to appear weak has led him to take part in a killing.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 5
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. The spirits of the ancestors are abroad as the clan gathers for a ceremony.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 6
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. Okonkwo joins his friend Obierika to celebrate his daughter's wedding.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 7
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. Forced into exile, Okonkwo returns to his mother's clan with his three wives and eleven children.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 8
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. Missionaries arrive in the village and ask for land on which to build a church.
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Book at Bedtime - Things Fall Apart - Episode 9
Chuk Iwuji reads from Chinua Achebe's classic novel, abridged by Jane Marshall. The seven years of exile are at an end and Okonkwo prepares to return to his clan.
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