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Chinua Achebe
Nigerian author and literary critic (–)
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Chinua Achebe (; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November – 21 March ) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease () and Arrow of God () complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People () and Anthills of the Savannah (). Achebe is often referred to as the "father of modern African literature", although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
Born in Ogidi, Colonial Nigeria, Achebe's childhood was influenced by both Igbo traditional culture and colonial Christianity. He excelled in school and attended what is now the Universit
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Chinua Achebe : a biography
xii, pages : 24 cm
This is the first biography of Chinua Achebe. His novels span the African experience of colonialism, independence and of civilian and military corruption. His short stories in particular reflect his involvement in the Biafran civil war in Nigeria. His poetry, both in English and Igbo, reveals a sensitive talent. His children's stories introduced the ung and their parents to the excitement of books. Chinua Achebe had an active and generous role in encouraging other African writers bygd starting the literary journal Okike, bygd founding a publishing house in war-torn Nigeria and by introducing, in his role as the Founding Editor of the African Writers Series, new writers to a worldwide audience. Through his teaching in universities in Africa and America he showed the importance of Africa's own literature in the re-establishment of its cultural independence
Includes bibliographical references (pages ) and index
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Chinua Achebe (/ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbɛ/, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November – 21 March ) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart () was considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in South-Eastern Nigeria, Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with world religions and traditional African cultures, and began writing stories as a university student. After graduation, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS) and soon moved to the metropolis of Lagos. He gained worldwide attention for Things Fall Apart in the late s; his later novels include No Longer at Ease (), Arrow of God (), A Man of the People (), and Anthills of the Savannah (). Achebe wrote his novels in English and defended the use of English, a "language of colonisers", in African literature. In , his l