Chinua Achebe, a famous Nigerian writer, writes African stories that re-create the old ways of Nigeria's Ibo people and recall the invasion of Western way of life on their traditional morals. Achebe's childhood life and life as a young adult before his writing career was an easy life compared to many of his peers, but this only came from hard work. Chinua Achebe's first and most famous novel 'Things Fall Apart' (1958), started his writing career. …showed first 75 words of 643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 643 total…done. All of his literary works were well known throughout the area he lived in and throughout the world. He won numerous awards and is, still today, one of the most accomplished writers in Africa. Achebe's different style attracted many different kind of readers. This helped his books sell and it helped Achebe become an accomplished writer. With his work Achebe has obtained many awards and written many novels, and has also touched numerous lives.