Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist and author of things fall apart. Popular writer and educator was born was unto Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930, in the Igbo town of Ogidi ,and died May 21,2013 in Boston Massachusetts .Achebe graduated from the university of Ibadan ,and joined the Nigerian broadcasting. Achebe published his first novel things fall apart. The groundbreaking novel center on the cultural clash between native African cultural and the traditional white cultural of missionaries , and colonial government in place in Nigeria.In the same year Things Fall Apart was published, Achebe was promoted at the NBS and put in charge of the network's eastern region coverage. He moved to Enugu and began to work on his administrative duties. There he met a woman named Christie Okoli, who had grown up in the area and joined the NBS staff when he arrived. They first conversed when she brought to his attention a pay discrepancy; a friend of hers found that, although they had been hired simultaneously, Christie had been rated lower and offered a lower wage. Sent to the hospital for an appendectomy soon after, she was pleasantly surprised when Achebe visited her with gifts and magazines.
Achebe and Okoli grew closer in the following years, and on 10 September 1961 they were married in the Chapel of Resurrection on the campus of the University of Ibadan.Christie Achebe has described their marriage as one of trust and mutual understanding; some tension arose early in their union, due to conflicts about attention and communication. However, as their relationship matured, husband and wife made efforts to adapt to one another.Their first child, a daughter named Chinelo, was born on 11 July 1962. They had a son, Ikechukwu, on 3 December 1964, and another boy named Chidi, on 24 May 1967. When the children began attending school in Lagos, their parents became worried about the world view – especially with regard to race – expressed at the school, especially through the mostly white teachers and books that presented a prejudiced view of African life.[In 1966, Achebe published his first children's book, chike and the river to address some of these concerns. After the Biafran war the Achebes had another daughter on 7 March 1970, named Nwando. When asked about his family Achebe stated: "There are few things more important than my family." They have six grandchildren: Chochi, Chino, Chidera, C.J. (Chinua Jr.), Nnamdi and Zeal. Chiuna Achebe won several award over the course of his writing career including the Man Booker international prize (2007) and Dorothy and Lillian Gish prize (2010). He also received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities around the world.
Achebe and Okoli grew closer in the following years, and on 10 September 1961 they were married in the Chapel of Resurrection on the campus of the University of Ibadan.Christie Achebe has described their marriage as one of trust and mutual understanding; some tension arose early in their union, due to conflicts about attention and communication. However, as their relationship matured, husband and wife made efforts to adapt to one another.Their first child, a daughter named Chinelo, was born on 11 July 1962. They had a son, Ikechukwu, on 3 December 1964, and another boy named Chidi, on 24 May 1967. When the children began attending school in Lagos, their parents became worried about the world view – especially with regard to race – expressed at the school, especially through the mostly white teachers and books that presented a prejudiced view of African life.[In 1966, Achebe published his first children's book, chike and the river to address some of these concerns. After the Biafran war the Achebes had another daughter on 7 March 1970, named Nwando. When asked about his family Achebe stated: "There are few things more important than my family." They have six grandchildren: Chochi, Chino, Chidera, C.J. (Chinua Jr.), Nnamdi and Zeal. Chiuna Achebe won several award over the course of his writing career including the Man Booker international prize (2007) and Dorothy and Lillian Gish prize (2010). He also received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities around the world.