Chimamanda ngozi adichie biography summary

Chinua Achebe made a splash with the publication of his first novel, Things Fall Apart , in Renowned as one of the seminal works of African literature, it has since sold more than 20 million copies and been translated into more than 50 languages. Achebe followed with novels such as No Longer at Ease , Arrow of God and Anthills of the Savannah , and served as a faculty member at renowned universities in the U.

He died on March 21, , at age 82, in Boston, Massachusetts. After becoming educated in English at University College now the University of Ibadan and a subsequent teaching stint, Achebe joined the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation in as director of external broadcasting. He would serve in that role until In , Achebe published his first novel: Things Fall Apart.

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The groundbreaking novel centers on the clash between native African culture and the influence of white Christian missionaries and the colonial government in Nigeria. An unflinching look at the discord, the book was a startling success and became required reading in many schools across the world. The s proved to be a productive period for Achebe.

In , he married Christie Chinwe Okoli, with whom he would go on to have four children, and it was during this decade he wrote the follow-up novels to Things Fall Apart : No Longer at Ease and Arrow of God , as well as A Man of the People All address the issue of traditional ways of life coming into conflict with new, often colonial, points of view.

In , Achebe and poet Christopher Okigbo co-founded the Citadel Press, intended to serve as an outlet for a new kind of African-oriented children's books. Okigbo was killed shortly afterward in the Nigerian civil war, and two years later, Achebe toured the United States with fellow writers Gabriel Okara and Cyprian Ekwensi to raise awareness of the conflict back home, giving lectures at various universities.

Through the s, Achebe served in faculty positions at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Connecticut and the University of Nigeria.