Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. His birth name was Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. He was a Nigerian novelist, poet and critic. Many people know him for his book Things Fall Apart. Achebe was raised by his Christian parents, Isaiah Okafo and Janet N. Achebe in south Nigeria. On September 10, 1961 he married his wife Christie Chiinwe Okoli and they had four kids together, Chinelo, Ikechukwu, Chidi and Nwando. He was very good in school and started writing when he was a university student. His book Things Fall Apart gained him worldwide attention but some of his other published books were No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, A Man of the People and Anthills of the Savannah. All of Achebe’s books were written in English. He not only wrote books but also short stories, children books and essay collections. Today Chinua is the Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Brad College.
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