Conflicts In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

In an interview, Chinua Achebe said, “There is a great proverb—that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” (Paris Review) Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, also known as Chinua Achebe, was born November sixteenth, 1930 in Ogidi, Anambra, Nigeria and died March twenty-first, 2013 at 82 years old in Boston, Massachusetts. (Chinua Achebe Biography) He was an author, teacher, director, brother, and father. Chinua impacted his society by working hard, writing many novels, and addressing conflicts in his home country.

First, Chinua Achebe worked very hard throughout his life. Chinua’s parents’ names were Janet and Isaiah Achebe (Britannica-middle). Chinua’s father was a teacher at Church Missionary

Chinua’s bestselling novel was Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe Biography). This novel, along with most of his novels, was about the “cultural clash between native African culture and the traditional white culture of missionaries and the colonial government in place in Nigeria” (Chinua Achebe Biography). Things Fall Apart was published through Heinemann (Paris Review) in 1958. Chinua became the historian for the Africans showing what it was like for them when the Europeans appeared. Chinua did not just write Things Fall Apart, but he also wrote No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, A Man of the People, Beware Soul Brother, Christmas in Biafra, and Morning Yet on Creation Day (Chinua Achebe Biography). All these books and pieces of poetry led to him being the first Nigerian world-famous novelist (Britannica-middle). It is amazing how much he worked toward and influenced African and Nigerian Independence using just a pen and paper. A way he tried to get more African-oriented literature made was by co-founding a publishing company with Christopher Okigbo in 1967, but unfortunately Christopher was killed shortly after. All of these accomplishments were important for Chinua to impact his