Chinua Achebe
Born: 01-01-1930
Chinua Achebe was a renowned Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, best known for his groundbreaking novel "Things Fall Apart," which has become a cornerstone of African literature. Born in 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria, Achebe's work explores themes of cultural identity, colonialism, and societal change. A prominent voice in African storytelling, he received numerous accolades, including the Man Booker International Prize, cementing his legacy as a pivotal figure in literature.
Book summaries for books written by Chinua Achebe
Quotes
When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.
Nonsense and power are the necessary ingredients for a successful war, Lord, and as the one did not need it for any other purpose, he used it for that.
A man who pays respect to the great paves his own way for greatness.
The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite.
The world is full of people who could have retired rich and happy half a century ago but are still chasing dollars.
Children do not despise the clay before knowing how it was made, so why should anyone despise another?
A man may deceive himself at any time, but he was the only beast that could not smile.
To be a woman in our homeland is to forget your history, to give up everything, to bury yourself in a man.
As the fish cannot live without the sea, so the sea cannot exist without the fish.
A bastard has no right to refer to others as illegitimate sons of a dog.
The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground, said he would praise himself if no one else did.
There is no story that is not true.