In 1958, Nigeria’s🇳🇬 Chinua Achebe wrote his first novel book “Things Fall Apart” at the age of 28, which has sold over 20 million copies and has been translated to over 50 languages.
- It was ranked as one of the Greatest Books Ever Written in a list by Encyclopedia Brittanica in 2018.
- It was on number 5 on BBC’s 100 Stories That Shaped The World.
- It was also among the 100 books that were featured on the TV series, The Great American Read.
- In 2011, Chinua Achebe forced 50 Cent to rename his forthcoming new movie “Things Fall Apart”. He was contacted by Achebe’s legal team that he couldn’t use the title. Even when he offered Achebe $1 million dollars, Achebe felt insulted and rejected the money. 50 Cent later re-named his movie “All Things Fall Apart”.
1930- Chinua Achebe is born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe in the Igbo town of Ogidi, now Anambra State, Eastern Nigeria, as the fifth child of Isaiah Okafor Achebe and Janet Iloegbunam Achebe. At the university, Achebe dropped his English name Albert in favour of the Igbo name Chinua, a short term for Chinualumogu, which is translated as “My God battles for me”. He died on 21 March 2013. Rest in peace legend