![]() ![]() Struggles of the African people to free themselves from European political influences.ĭuring Nigeria’s tumultuous political period of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Achebeīecame politically active. People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987) are set in Africa and describe the The effects on Ibo society of the arrival of European colonizers and missionaries in theĪchebe’s subsequent novels No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the Inaccurate characterizations of Africa and Africans by British authors. ![]() ![]() Wrote his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), partly in response to what he saw as ![]() He subsequently taught at various universities in Nigeria and the United States. University College of Ibadan (now the University of Ibadan). Born in Ogidi, Nigeria, Achebe was educated at the Achebe’s unsentimental, often ironic books vividly convey the traditionsĪnd speech of the Ibo people. Nigerian novelist and poet, whose works explore the impact of European culture onĪfrican society. The West and his novels are often assigned in university courses. The novelist Chinua Achebe (NovemMarch 21, 2013),Ī fine stylish and an astute social critic, is one of the best-known African writers in Chinua Achebe is a 3-Time Bestselling AuthorĬhinua Achebe was Voted the #34 Favorite Author of the 20th Century ![]()
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