Things Fall Apart tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwo’s fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo’s world with the arrival of aggressive European missionaries. The goal was to create a simple, yet effective book cover that would harmonize all of these plot lines into one graphic image. 

A very clever redesign of a classic book.

The use of the 1950s type combined with the worn-in paperback look makes this a real standout.