Chinua Achebe
Bio
Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) was born in Nigeria. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, and No Longer at Ease. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. He is also the author of Anthills of the Savannah, A Man of the People, Girls at War and Other Stories, Home and Exile, Hopes and Impediments, Collected Poems, The Education of a British-Protected Child, Chike and the River, and There Was a Country. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria’s highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.Chinua Achebe Books
The African Trilogy
Chinua AchebeDevil on the Cross
Ngugi wa Thiong'oA Man of the People
Chinua AchebeArrow of God
Chinua AchebeThe River Between
Ngugi wa Thiong'oThings Fall Apart SparkNotes Literature Guide
SparkNotesThere Was a Country
Chinua AchebeA Grain of Wheat
Ngugi wa Thiong'oWeep Not, Child
Ngugi wa Thiong'oGirls at War
Chinua AchebeHopes and Impediments
Chinua AchebeAnthills of the Savannah
Chinua AchebeNo Longer at Ease
Chinua AchebeChike and the River
Chinua AchebeThings Fall Apart
Chinua AchebeThe Education of a British-Protected Child
Chinua AchebeCollected Poems
Chinua AchebePetals of Blood
Ngugi wa Thiong'o