Chapter 1: Parents and Children Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe (1930- )

Born Albert Chinualumogu, Chinua Achebe was born to Christian parents in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was educated in Nigerian schools and attended the Government College and the University College. Achebe was born during the colonial era of Nigeria's history, and he grew up during years of protest and nationalistic fervor, which has deeply influenced his writing. Achebe is a member of the Ibo community, a group that seceded from Nigeria in 1967. This secession resulted in a brutal civil war that ended disastrously in 1970. Achebe served in the government of the new country, known as Biafra. Since 1984, Achebe has been a professor emeritus at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He currently resides in the United States. Achebe's most important novel is Things Fall Apart (1958), followed by No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Collections of stories are The Sacrificial Egg (1966) and Girls at War (1972). His verse is collected in Beware, Soul Brothers (1971), which was revised and published as Christmas in Biafra (1973). Essays appear in Hopes and Impediments, Selected Essays 1965-1987 (1988), A Tribute to James Baldwin (1989), and Beyond Hunger in Africa (1991). Author Links Chinua Achebe: An Overview In addition to featuring information on Achebe and his work, this outstanding page provides information on Achebe's cultural and literary context. Chinua Achebe This site provides detailed biographical information on Achebe and links to information on Achebe's contemporaries and to writers that have influenced him.

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