Chinua Achebe Influences

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Chinua Achebe is an accomplished African author, poet, writer, historian, educator, novelist, civil rights activist, politician, and a professor. He immensely contributed to the Africa literature, making the world give attention to literary works by African. His father and mother were poor and illiterate. They never wanted him to go to school, but he benefited from the schools established by the Christian missionaries. Achebe is a talented and amazing writer.He had always shown interest in promoting his community cultures and traditions. Achebe developed a hobby for reading at a young age, which became part of him as a man. He was influenced to become a writer as a result of his perception of Joyce Cary writings. His books were unique in style and writing as he skillfully blends Ibo words with English. Achebe wrote critical essays and novels at some certain period to address political situations of Nigeria. He relocated to the United States after surviving a fatal car crash. His works have inspired thousands, making him a great mentor for the younger generation. Many of the novels are incorporated into the school curriculum in many west African countries.
He adopted a unique style of writing by blending his African culture into the western way. His unique style made him universally accepted. He was very active and involved …show more content…

Europeans and Americans became interested in knowing more about African cultures and traditions. This created a hunger for Africa’s books, which lead to many young Africans willing to write from the African perspective. Moreover, the world reached an epiphany that writers from African can also add value to the world as a result of the decrease in racism. Achebe continually strives to develop Nigerians as a good writer. In doing so, he established an organization called Okike which serves as Nigeria Journal of New Writing(African

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