Chinua Achebe

Acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe, whose full name was Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, was born in 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria and died in 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Ibadan where he studied English. Following school, he joined the staff of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in Lagos. Meanwhile, in 1958 he published Things Fall Apart, his groundbreaking novel brought him worldwide attention. It has since become one of the most widely read books in modern African literature. Later novels include No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, and Anthills of the Savannah. In 1967, Achebe co-founded a publishing company. Achebe lectured at universities in the United States and returned to become a research fellow and later professor of English at the University of Nigeria. He also served as a director for two Nigerian publishers. In 1990, following a serious car accident, Achebe moved to the United States. He taught at Bard College and Brown University. In addition to his novels, Achebe wrote poetry, short stories, and a children's book. Achebe was the recipient of dozens of honorary degrees from universities. Among other honors, he was awarded the Man Booker International Prize, the Dorothy and Lilian Gish Prize, and the Commonwealth Poetry Prize.

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