Chinua Achebe is one of Africa's most influential and widely published writers. He has written twenty-one novels, short stories, children books and collections of poetry. Achebe was born in on November 19, 1930, in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was christened Albert Chinualumogu Achebe. Achebe was born the son of Isaiah Okafo, a Christian churchman, and Janet N. Achebe. Achebe describes growing up in Eastern Nigeria as "living at the crossroads of cultures". Achebe was raised an Ibo Christian, …showed first 75 words of 827 total…

…showed last 75 words of 827 total…Presently, Achebe is still alive and he lives with his wife in Annandale, New York. They are both professors at Brad College and have raised four children together. Achebe's work continues to be read all over the world and inspire many. Achebe produced a new style of writing and changed how many people perceived African writers. His most read book is Things Fall Apart, in which the story is continued in No Longer At Ease.