Chinua Achebe

The Nigerian novelist who wrote Africa back into its own story and re-centered world fiction.

Specifications & Metrics

era

1930 – 2013

language

English

region

Ogidi, Nigeria; US academia

notable works

Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Anthills of the Savannah

Core Principles & Analysis

• Things Fall Apart (1958) has sold tens of millions of copies in dozens of languages.
• His 1975 lecture on Conrad's racism reframed the postcolonial debate.
• He received the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Chinua Achebe