Quick Facts About Chinua Achebe
- Born
- November 16, 1930
- Died
- March 21, 2013
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Profession
- Satirical Novelist
- Notable works
- Things Fall Apart
- Known for
- Things Fall Apart, A Man of the People, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah, Arrow of God
- Spouse
- Christie Chinwe Okoli-Achebe
About Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). Achebe is often referred to as the "father of modern African literature", although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
honorary doctorate
Nigerian National Order of Merit Award
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commonwealth Poetry Prize
Lotus Prize for Literature
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
International Booker Prize
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International Nonino Prize
St. Louis Literary Award
