This helped him master the subtle nuances between written and spoken language, a skill that helped him later to write realistic dialogue. In 1956, Achebe was chosen for training in London at a staff school run by the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) (Chinua pars 1). His first trip out of Nigeria was to advance his technical production skill. In the same year Things fall apart was published, Achebe got promoted at the NBS and put in charge of network’s eastern region coverage (Achebe par 5). He to moved Enugu and began work on his administrative duties. It was there he met a woman named Christie Okoli, who had grown up in the area and joined the NBS staff when he arrived (Achebe par 5). They first conversed when she brought to his attention a pay discrepancy; a friend of hers found that, although they had been hired simultaneously, Christie had been rated lower and offered a lower wage (Achebe pars 5). She was sent to the hospital for an appendectomy soon afterwards, she was pleasantly surprised when Achebe visited her with gifts and magazines (Achebe pars 6). Achebe and Okoli grew closer in the following years, and on September 10, 1961 were married in the Chapel of Resurrection on the campus of the University of Ibadan. Christie Achebe has described their marriage as one of trust and mutual understanding; some tension arose early in their union, due to conflicts about

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Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist and author of 'Things Fall Apart,' a work that in part led to his being called the 'patriarch of the African novel.' Who Was Chinua Achebe? Born in Nigeria in. Chinua Achebe is one of Nigeria's greatest novelists. His novels are written mainly for an African audience, but having been translated into more than forty languages, they have found worldwide readership. During the years when Biafra attempted to break itself off as a separate state from Nigeria. Chinua Achebe (born 1930) is one of the foremost Nigerian novelists. His novels are primarily directed to an African audience, but their psychological insights have gained them universal acceptance. Chinua Achebe was born into an Ibo family on Nov. 15, 1930, at Ogidi in Eastern Nigeria. He was educated at a government college in Umuahia, and he. Chinua Achebe is an accomplished writer, teacher, and novelist of Nigerian origins.His first book which is entitled Things Fall Apart, garnered critical acclaims. The book not only became one of the most read novels in African literature but is also widely used as a teaching component at school. In writing this biography, Ezenwa-Ohaeto achieves for African literary criticism something that he attests Achebe has achieved through his writing: an equal valorization of an author from the South by the same means and methods usually applied to renowned authors of the North or West.

Chinua Achebe, in 2008.
Born	Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe 16 November 1930 Ogidi, British Nigeria
Died	21 March 2013 (aged 82) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Ogidi, Anambra, Nigeria
Occupation	Writer and teacher —David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies Brown University (2009–2013) —Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature Bard College (1990–2008)
Nationality	Igbo of Nigeria
Period	1958–2012
Notable works	The African Trilogy: —Things Fall Apart —No Longer at Ease —Arrow of God
Notable awards	Nigerian National Order of Merit Award 1979 St. Louis Literary Award 1999 The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize 2010
Years active	1950–2013
Spouse	Christiana Chinwe Okoli
Children	4, including Chidi and Nwando

Chinua Achebe (/ˈtʃɪnwɑːəˈtʃɛbeɪ/; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe, 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.^[1] His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his masterpiece,^[2] is the most widely read book in modern African literature.^[3]

Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria, Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship to study medicine, but changed his studies to English literature at University College (now the University of Ibadan).^[4] 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 his novel Things Fall Apart in the late 1950s; his later novels include No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Achebe wrote his novels in English and defended the use of English, a 'language of colonisers', in African literature. In 1975, his lecture An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' featured a famous criticism of Joseph Conrad as 'a thoroughgoing racist'; it was later published in The Massachusetts Review amid some controversy.

When the region of Biafra broke away from Nigeria in 1967, Achebe became a supporter of Biafran independence and acted as ambassador for the people of the new nation. The civil war that took place over the territory, commonly known as the Nigerian Civil War, ravaged the populace, and as starvation and violence took its toll, he appealed to the people of Europe and the Americas for aid. When the Nigerian government retook the region in 1970, he involved himself in political parties but soon resigned due to frustration over the corruption and elitism he witnessed. He lived in the United States for several years in the 1970s, and returned to the U.S. in 1990, after a car crash left him partially disabled.

A titled Igbo chieftain himself,^[5] Achebe's novels focus on the traditions of Igbo society, the effect of Christian influences, and the clash of Western and traditional African values during and after the colonial era. His style relies heavily on the Igbo oral tradition, and combines straightforward narration with representations of folk stories, proverbs, and oratory. He also published a large number of short stories, children's books, and essay collections.

Upon Achebe's return to the United States in 1990, he began an eighteen-year tenure at Bard College as the Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature. From 2009 until his death, he served as David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University.

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Biography[edit]

Chinua Achebe was born on 16 November 1930. Achebe's parents, Isaiah Okafo Achebe and Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam, were converts to the ProtestantChurch Mission Society (CMS) in Nigeria.^[6] The elder Achebe stopped practicing the religion of his ancestors, but he respected its traditions. Achebe's unabbreviated name, Chinualumogu ('May God fight on my behalf'^[7]), was a prayer for divine protection and stability.^[7] His writings include his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), Anthills of Savannah(1987), and his last There Was a Country originally published in (2012). The Achebe family had five other surviving children, named in a similar fusion of traditional words relating to their new religion: Frank Okwuofu, John Chukwuemeka Ifeanyichukwu, Zinobia Uzoma, Augustine Ndubisi, and Grace Nwanneka.^[7]

Early life[edit]

Achebe was born Albert Chinualumo

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