Chinua Achebe
He has been called the father of a generation of writers. First published at the dawn of Nigeria’s independence, Things Fall Apart has been translated into 50 languages, has sold 10 million copies, and is required reading in countless schools. Kurt Andersen asks Achebe if his novel foreshadowed his country’s difficulties.
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