![]() ![]() This interview took place on two very different occasions. He is the recipient, at last count, of some twenty-five honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world and is currently the Charles P. ![]() He is often called the father of modern African literature. He is the editor of the magazine Okike and founding editor of the Heinemann series on African literature, a list that now has more than three hundred titles. ![]() He is the editor of several anthologies, including the essay collections Morning Yet on Creation Day and Hopes and Impediments, and the collection of poetry Beware Soul Brother. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of some seventeen books, among them five novels: Things Fall Apart, 1958 No Longer at Ease, 1960 Arrow of God, 1964 A Man of the People, 1966 and Anthills of the Savannah, 1987. After graduation, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation as a radio producer and Director of External Broadcasting, and it was during this period that he began his writing career. He went to the local public schools and was among the first students to graduate from the University of Ibadan. Interviewed by Jerome Brooks Issue 133, Winter 1994Ĭhinua Achebe was born in Eastern Nigeria in 1930. ![]()
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