Arrow of God.

I am continuously, helplessly impressed by Chinua Achebe's writing. In addition to being beautifully crafted, and absorbing, it is a refined commentary on colonialism - nuanced in a way that social sciences rarely achieve. Arrow of God narrates the story of Ezeulu, the master priest of a cluster of Igbo villages. Stubborn, wise, and commanding, he sees his authority threated by British and his fellow villagers.