- Chinua was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe in the Igbo village of Nneobi, on November 16th, 1930.
- Storytelling was a mainstay of the Igbo tradition and a big part of the community.
- At the age of twelve, Achebe moved away from his family to the village of Nekede.
- In Nekede, Achebe gained an appreciation for Mbari, a traditional art form which seeks to invoke the gods' protection through symbolic sacrifices in the form of sculpture and collage.
- Went to Nigeria's first university, then know as University College but now known as University of Ibadan
Novels
- Things Fall Apart
- No Longer at Ease
- Arrow of God
- A Man of the People
- Anthills of the Savannah
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