Pete Edochie played the lead role of 'Okonkwo' in the 1987 Nigerian Television Authority adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best-selling novel Things Fall Apart.
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Things Fall Apart was published in 1958 when Achebe was barely 28 and is regarded as one of the single most important pieces of literature from Africa having been translated into more than 50 languages and sold over 10 million copies. The official description of “Things Fall Apart”, according to the producer, states it is the “story of Okonkwo , one of literature’s most iconic characters—a fearless African warrior and leader who is resolute about preserving his people and culture. As British colonizers disrupt his world, Okonkwo’s struggle to maintain power and tradition spirals into a heart-wrenching confrontation.
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