Chinua Achebe's Life and Career

Chinua Achebe gave us a different outlook on Africa through his writing. His life was very much dedicated to his career. Although he might have thought of it as a passion, Achebe’s impactful literature led him to many educational accomplishments that influenced many.

It all started in Eastern Nigeria where Chinua Achebe was borned on November 16th, 1930. Although he had Christian parents, Ibo traditional values influenced him too. At the age of eight he began to learned English; right from the beginning he had already shown his love of education because he was an outstanding student and he read really well. In addition he was selected out of fourteen to attend a government college, and then after college he received a scholarship to study medicine at the University of Ibadan. Chinua didn’t find his passion in medicine, so he left his scholarship to switch to study English and Literature in London for several years. This sparked his writing career, because during this time he published his first novel, that later became very well known. As his career was taking off, he returned to Nigeria and married Christie Okoli on September 10, 1961. Together they also raised four children Chinelo, Ikechukwu, Chidi, and Nuando. Achebe began his life with the foundation of knowledge and family in order to continue his passion, which turned into a career.

Achebe’s career consists of many eventful activities, such as traveling, publishing more novels, and receiving recognition for his work. One of Achebe’s major career accomplishment was before joining the Nigerian Broadcasting Company in 1958, he published his first novel: Things Fall Apart. This novel was very successful, it sold more than 12 million copies and have been translated ...

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... greatly admired. He has surely left his mark on the world and he will continue to impact others for many years to come. Achebe’s life was fulfilled with many achievements, and will always be thought of as a person who changed the perspective of the world with his passion of writing.

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