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    Chinua Achebe was a renowned Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was born in 1930 in Nigeria and helped establish the Nigerian literary renaissance with his novel Things Fall Apart, published in 1958. Achebe drew from Igbo oral traditions in his writing and helped reshape perceptions of African culture by providing insightful accounts of modern Nigerian life and history in his works. He published several influential novels and poems throughout his career that examined themes of cultural identity, colonialism, and political corruption in Nigeria.

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    Chinua Achebe was a renowned Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was born in 1930 in Nigeria and helped establish the Nigerian literary renaissance with his novel Things Fall Apart, published in 1958. Achebe drew from Igbo oral traditions in his writing and helped reshape perceptions of African culture by providing insightful accounts of modern Nigerian life and history in his works. He published several influential novels and poems throughout his career that examined themes of cultural identity, colonialism, and political corruption in Nigeria.

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    Chinua Achebe was a renowned Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was born in 1930 in Nigeria and helped establish the Nigerian literary renaissance with his novel Things Fall Apart, published in 1958. Achebe drew from Igbo oral traditions in his writing and helped reshape perceptions of African culture by providing insightful accounts of modern Nigerian life and history in his works. He published several influential novels and poems throughout his career that examined themes of cultural identity, colonialism, and political corruption in Nigeria.

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    Chinua Achebe

    Presentation by: Juliana


    Life and Education

    • Achebe was born in the Igbo town of


    Ogidi in Eastern Nigeria, on
    November 16, 1930, when Nigeria
    was a British colony and is father was
    a Christian catechist.

    • His writing showcases factual inside


    accounts of modern life in Africa as
    well as its history.

    • He has helped reshape the


    perception of African culture and
    place in world affairs.

    • Widely recognized as one of the most


    influential African writers of all time.
    • At the university he dropped his English name
    in favor of the Igbo name ‘Chinua’, short for
    Chinualumogo.

    • He switched majors in college, as he originally


    was pursuing a medical degree.

    • After graduating in 1953 he joined the NBC as


    a producer of radio talks and in 1956 he went
    to London in order to attend the BBC Staff
    School.

    • He decided to submit the manuscript of Things


    Fall Apart and the novel was published in 1958
    by Heinemann.
    • Debut novel published on 1958
    • Most read and studied African novel
    • Written in English
    • Helped to create the Nigerian Literary
    Renaissance
    • Written in English but still uses Igbo
    vocabulary and rythm of speech in his
    prose

    Things fall apart


    A narrative that uses tragic devices to tell the story of Igbo
    people.
    The main character, Okonkwo, fits into the tragic hero
    Chinua and the archetype:
    African tragedy Hamartia, Peripeteia, Catharsis and Denouement
    Beware, Soul Brother

    Written during the course of the Nigerian civil


    war
    Published in 1971
    Collection of 30 poems
    Won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1972
    No Longer at Ease
    It’s first edition was published in
    the 1960’s, and it’s the second
    installment of the African Trilogy.
    One of Chinua Achebe's main
    socio-political criticisms, the book
    deals with corruption in Nigeria.
    Set in the 1950s, it gives insight into
    Nigeria before achieving
    independence from Great Britain.
    Arrow of God
    Story
    Location: Nigeria • Publishing date: 1964

    Time: 1920’s • Chinua’s third novel

    Umuaro & Okperi (Villages) Is part of “The African Trilogy”

    Ulu, Idemili, Ezidemili (Gods)

    Ezeulu • Cultural identity in danger.

    Nwaka

    Obika, Oduche, Edogo (Ezeulu’s


    children)

    Mr. Wright

    Clarke

    Catechist Mr. Goodcountry


    There was a country

    Published in 2012
    (1967 to 1970)
    Memoir
    Nigerian Civil War/Biafran
    War

    Biafra
    Igbo people
     Published in 1987 Anthills of the
     It’s his fifth novel published Savannah
     It was also the first of his works to be published in
    England and is credited with having "revived its
    reputation in Great Britain."
     1 Finalist in the 1987 Booker Prize, Anthills of the
    Savannah, was rated as the "novel more important
    than leaving Africa in the 1980s. "
     Since its release, the novel has received critical
    acclaim.
    A man of the people
    Published in 1966.
    It’s his fourth novel published.
    Satirical work
    It is narrated in third person
     Oral tradition of the Igbo people
    Style
     He uses proverbs

     He includes popular songs

     Popular dance

     The narratives often have moral values

     He emphasizes the importance of cultural

    traditions
    Death and legacy

    Chinua Achebe died on March


    21st, 2013 in Boston, MA.

    • “How [stories] are told, who


    tells them, when they’re told,
    how many stories are told — are
    really dependent on power.”

    -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


    thank you

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