… The story is the tragedy of Okonkwo, an important man in the Ibo tribe in the days when white men were first appearing on the scene …. Mr. Achebe’s very simple but excellent novels tells of the series of events by which Okonkwo through his pride and fears becomes exiled from his tribe and returns only to be forced into ignominy in a bid to escape the result of his rash courage against the white man … He handles the result of his rash courage against the white man … He handles the macabre with telling restraint and the pathetic without any false embarrassment.
Chinua Achebe has had an indelible impact on the development of the literature of Africa. He made a pioneering contribution to Africa’s literary growth through his early novels, ‘Things Fall Apart’ (first published 1958), ‘No Longer at Ease’ (1960) and ‘Arrow of God’ (1964). His editorship of the African Writers Series played a key role in the launching of he careers of many writers in the African literary scene. Achebe was educated at Government College, Umuahia, and University College, Ibadan. he had a shit in radio broadcasting at the Nigeria Broadcasting Service(NBS). By the time he left NBC in 1966, he had risen to the position of Director of External Broadcasting. He has taught at the Universities of Nigeria and Massachusetts (USA), and has been awarded many fellowships; among them being the Fellowship of the Modern Languages Association of America, and the Scottish Arts Council Neil Gunn Fellowship. Chinua Achebe died on 21st March 2013, leaving behind a rich literary legacy
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