He grew up at a cultural crossroads, influenced in his childhood by both Nigerian pre-colonial Igbo traditions and postcolonial Christianity ‒ factors which would heavily feature in his literary works.
Achebe’s opus, and the subject of this review, Things Fall Apart is the most widely translated, studied, and read African novel its impact transcends continental boundaries and is often cited as one of the most influential novels ever written.īorn in British Nigeria in 1930, Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and Professor of African Studies. “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond.”Ĭhinua Achebe is regarded by many as “the father of African literature”, although Achebe himself vehemently rejected this title of approbation, his status as one of the most seminal figures in modern African literature is well-earned and incontrovertible.
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