In Anthills of Savannah however, Achebe creates “Beatrice” a strong woman character that in a way acknowledges that women can contributes equally as much as men do in the African society.
In his earlier books however, Achebe rarely acknowledges the strength that women possess in the African culture.
The reflection of women in Chinua Achebe’s books, have been modest compared to the traditional roles that African women have. The poetry collection “Beware Soul Brother” is also credited to him (The Paris Review, 2007). He is the author of: No Longer at Ease Things Fall Apart Arrow of God Anthills of Savannah and A Man of the People Achebe is also an editor and has worked on anthropologies such as “Hopes and Impediments” and “Morning Yet in Creation Day”. IntroductionĬhinua Achebe is a renowned African author who was born in 1930 in Nigeria. According to him, his reflection of women in his fiction work was parallel to the Nigerian traditional culture whereby, women could not interfere in the running of the society until such a time when men had completely created a mess and were therefore unable to make any progress. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.In his own admission, Achebe states that he had recognized the increased roles that women needed to play in order to get Nigeria out of the mess it was in. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria’s highest award for intellectual achievement. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. He is also the author of Anthills of the Savannah, A Man of the People, Girls at War and Other Stories, Home and Exile, Hopes and Impediments, Collected Poems, The Education of a British-Protected Child, Chike and the River, and There Was a Country. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, and No Longer at Ease. Chinua Achebe(1930–2013) was born in Nigeria.
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