The Life Of Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian poet and novelist. Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, which is a town in the eastern region. He had a strong interest in world religions and African cultures. He started writing his stories when he was in university. Chinua Achebe’s interest in world religions and African cultures inspired him to share his knowledge in books. His first novel Things Fall Apart was the most widely read novel in African literature. Chinua started attending school in 1936. He entered St Philips Central school. As a boy he was educated as a Christian, learning all things that were European and to reject all things African. He still found a way to find the beauty in African culture. A professor of his noticed that he was a little too

He took his last exam and was awarded a second-class degree. He was shocked that he didn’t get the highest score, so he didn’t know how to move on after his graduation. He went back to his home because he wanted to look through his options. He needed help to find out what he wanted to do for a living. One of his friends that worked at a university convinced him to apply for a teaching position at the university he worked at. The library at the university was apparently built on land that was full of mean spirits. In Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe described a place similar to that library which he named the “evil forest.” The title Things Fall Apart was inspired from a poem “The Second Coming.” Achebe sent the novel to an agency to be published. Some rejected it right away, but someone read it and demanded that it was reported to be published. In just three days after the publication, many weekly reviews gave and magazines gave him good reviews about his novel. Things Fall Apart had became one of the most important novels in African literature. In Things Fall Apart, Chinua focused on the experience of the Nigerian people and the dominance of the white people.Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart sold over 8 million copies and was translated into over 50 languages. This made him named the most translated African writer ever. Things Fall Apart was Chinua Achebe’s biggest

It took Chinua six months to recover from his injury in various hospitals, then he continued to teach and write through the 1990s. After the car accident Achebe started to put his focus more into the academics, teaching, writing, and critical nonfiction. Chinua Achebe was named one of the most influential writers in Africa. In 1992 Achebe fled the Nigerian area to Europe. When he arrived he served as president of Ogidi town. After his term was over, he then served as Professor of Languages at Bard college for fifteen years. Chinua found it hard to write novels during the time of the war, but that didn’t even stop him. Instead of writing novels, he wrote short stories, poetry, or children’s books. Achebe felt like it was his duty to teach Europeans and Africans about the richness of traditional African culture. Achebe purposefully wrote his novels and books in English to reach a wider audience. He had a huge influence on younger African writers. The subjects of his books are both literary and political. He liked to focus on the struggle Africans were put into under the rule of war, tribal rivalries, and dictatorship. If it was one thing that Chinua Achebe loved to do, it was teaching the youth and writing. Chinua Achebe made it pretty obvious that he had a burning passion for what he did. Chinua Achebe spoke his mind through his books. He made sure his