Chinua Achebe (born November 16, 1930) is a Nigerian writer.

Achebe, whose full name is Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, was born in Ogidi, Nigeria and attended University College in Ibadan (at the time a college of the University of London, now the University of Ibadan), where he studied English, history and theology. He later studied broadcasting at the BBC and became the first Director of External Broadcasting at the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in 1961. During the civil war, he worked for the Biafran government as an ambassador, an experience that inspired him to write the poem Refugee Mother and Child.

Achebe is considered the father of the African novel in English as well as one of the world's most acclaimed writers. His modern African classic Things Fall Apart, published in 1958, has sold over 10 million copies around the world and has been translated into fifty languages. Things Fall Apart has appeared on numerous lists of the 100 greatest novels of all time, including ones published in Norway (Norwegian Book Club), England (Guardian and Observer), America (Radcliffe Publishing Course list of top 100 novels of the 20th century) and Africa (Africa's Best Books of the 20th Century).

More on [ Chinua Achebe ]

Achebe, Chinua - Twitter Search

Chinua Achebe Releases First Book In Nearly 20 Years http://bit.ly/7my1iS :-)
LifeofLieke (Lieke Muller) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:20:21 -0000
Chinua Achebe Releases First Book In Nearly 20 Years http://bit.ly/7my1iS :-)
spending today reading my favorite essays. What's your favorite essay? My answer: "An Image of Africa" by Chinua Achebe (1977)
idajeng (Ida Jeng) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:55:29 -0000
spending today reading my favorite essays. What's your favorite essay? My answer: "An Image of Africa" by Chinua Achebe (1977)
RT @SoHoB: @PatVogue Chinua Achebe 'Things Fall Apart'. Good day luv. It's been a while.- soo smart =) hi hunnie!!! How r u?
PatVogue (Pat V Damas) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:16:06 -0000
RT @SoHoB: @PatVogue Chinua Achebe 'Things Fall Apart'. Good day luv. It's been a while.- soo smart =) hi hunnie!!! How r u?
@PatVogue Chinua Achebe 'Things Fall Apart'. Good day luv. It's been a while.
SoHoB (Jason Burke) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:13:02 -0000
@PatVogue Chinua Achebe 'Things Fall Apart'. Good day luv. It's been a while.
Avatar: written and directed by James Cameron (And Chinua Achebe)
thursdayschild (Thursday's Child) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:46:21 -0000
Avatar: written and directed by James Cameron (And Chinua Achebe)
Achebe coloquium: The irrelevance of Nigeria-America relations /Vanguard/ - I WAS not at the Chinua Achebe ... http://tinyurl.com/yepkju5
vanguardngrnews (Vanguard Newspapers) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:20:35 -0000
Achebe coloquium: The irrelevance of Nigeria-America relations /Vanguard/ - I WAS not at the Chinua Achebe ... http://tinyurl.com/yepkju5

Subscribe to Achebe,_Chinua RSS feed