Short biography of chinua achebe and the awards he rejected for the sake injustice againt biafra

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-05

[00:00:01]Do you know how many prizes and awards Chinua rejected? Do you know why he rejected those awards? Do you know how many he actually accepted or won? I will tell you for free here.

[00:00:13]Achebe was one of the greatest African writers. He was a man who believed strongly in principle and integrity. His famous novel Things Fall Apart changed how the world saw Africa and sold over 20 million copies worldwide. But Achebe did something very unusual in the world of fame and recognition. He rejected major honors. In 2004, Achebe rejected an award titled Commander of the Order of the British Empire from the British government. Why? Because of the political situation in Nigeria, especially in his home region of Anambra state. He believed accepting such honor would be inappropriate while his homeland faced serious problems. In 2011, Britain offered him the same award the second time and again a chev rejected it. He chose principle over prestige. Though he accepted several prestigious international awards including Man Booker International Prize 2007, Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2002, St. Louis literary award 1999. These awards recognize Achebe's global contribution to literature and culture. Here are Achebe's works. Things Fall Apart 1958, No Longer at Ease, 1960. Arrow of God, 1964. A Man of the People, 1966, and Hills of the Savannah, 1987. Girls at War and Other Stories, 1972. The Sacrificial Egg and Other Stories, 1962.

[00:01:32]We wear Soul Brother 1971. Christmas in Bafra and Other Poems, 1973.

[00:01:37]Morning Year on Creation Day published 1975. And The Trouble with Nigeria published in 1983. Hopes and impediments 1988. Home in Exile 2000. There was a country 2012. Ch and the River 1966. How the Leopard Got his claws, 1972.

[00:01:55]Things Fall Apart, 1958 remains the most wid African novel ever written. Ache's books have been translated into more than 50 languages with over 20 million copies sold. His work shaped modern African literature and postcolonial studies worldwide.

[00:02:14]What a great mind, a great writer, a great scholar.