Bbc world book club chinua achebe biography
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Was Chinua Achebe Africa’s most influential author?
Features correspondent
Chinua Achebe, who died gods year, left more than books as his legacy. He inspired some of today’s most talented writers, argues Jane Ciabattari.
When the legendary Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe died aged 82 on 21 March , tributes poured from around the globe. His landmark novel Things Fall Apart, published in when he was 28, follows a traditional village patriarch in the 19
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Century, who experiences the arrival of Christian missionaries in what is now Nigeria. It stripped away the colonial scrim, gave authority to a röst arising from centuries of cultural tradition that predated European contact and served as the catalyst for postcolonial literature the world over.
“The popularity of Things Fall Apart in my own gemenskap can be explained simply,” Achebe once said, “because my people are seeing themselves virtually for the first time in the story… this was the fi
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Chinua Achebe
Nigerian author and literary critic (–)
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Chinua Achebe (; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November – 21 March ) 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 (), 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 () and Arrow of God () complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People () and Anthills of the Savannah (). Achebe is often referred to as the "father of modern African literature", although he vigorously rejected the characterization.
Born in Ogidi, Colonial Nigeria, Achebe's childhood was influenced by both Igbo traditional culture and colonial Christianity. He excelled in school and attended what is now the Universit
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Open Access Sources
About the Author & Things Fall Apart
Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart'
Interview with PBS Newshour
An African Voice
Interview with Atlantic Monthly
BBC World Book Club: Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe discusses Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe: The Art of Fiction
Inteview with Paris Review
Chinua Achebe: A Hero Returns
Documentary by the BBC World Service
Invitation to World Literature: Things Fall Apart
Introduction to the novel from a mix of writers, scholars, artists, and performers with personal connections to world literature; includes video, transcript, background information, glossary, views from experts, slideshow, timeline, and much more
Remembering Achebe and the Importance of Struggle
Interview with Fresh Air
Witness History: Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
From BBC W