In 1975, controversy focused on his lecture An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' for its criticism of Joseph Conrad as 'a bloody racist.' Achebe defended the use of English, a 'language of colonizers,' in African literature. He gained worldwide attention in the late 1950s his later novels include No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). After graduation, he worked for the Nigerian broadcasting service and quickly moved to the metropolis of Lagos. World religions and traditional African cultures fascinated him, who began stories as a university student. People best know and most widely read his first book in modern African literature.Ĭhristian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria reared Achebe, who excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. This poet and critic served as professor at Brown University. He gained worldwide attention in the late 1950s his la Works, including the novel Things Fall Apart (1958), of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe describe traditional African life in conflict with colonial rule and westernization. Christian parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria reared Achebe, who excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. People best know and most widely read his first book in modern African literature.

Works, including the novel Things Fall Apart (1958), of Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe describe traditional African life in conflict with colonial rule and westernization.

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