Things Fall Apart - Background by Richard Kohler https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1 Chinua Achebe en-us 2017-09-21 16:37:32 UTC 2025-10-27 16:04:52 UTC hello@padlet.com Birth rkohler https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/189838769 Born in Nigeria in 1930. ]]> 2017-09-21 16:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/189838769 Alma Mater https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190779953 Attended University of Ibadan (University College) for Medicine, but switched fields for English, History, and Theology]]> 2017-09-25 12:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190779953 Was 28 when he wrote Things Fall Apart https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780146 2017-09-25 12:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780146 1990 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780412 in a car accident in 1990]]> 2017-09-25 12:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780412 death https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780584  died on March 21, 2013, at the age of 82, in Boston, Massachusetts.]]> 2017-09-25 12:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780584 after accident https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780928 was paralyzed from waist down for rest of life]]> 2017-09-25 12:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190780928 Born https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781261 Dude was born in Ogidi]]> 2017-09-25 12:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781261 Died at age 82 in Boston https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781511 2017-09-25 12:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781511 Brown U https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781526 he was a professor in social studies]]> 2017-09-25 12:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781526 2007 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781577 won man booker international prize]]> 2017-09-25 12:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781577 degrees https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781715 received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities  ]]> 2017-09-25 12:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190781715 degrees https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190782072 received honorary degrees from more than 30 universities]]> 2017-09-25 12:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190782072 kimbelbr19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190782342 Published Things Fall Apart in 1958

]]> 2017-09-25 12:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190782342 Wrote 5 novels https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783249 2017-09-25 12:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783249 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783253 co founded a publishing company]]> 2017-09-25 12:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783253 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783572 things fall apart sold more than 12 million copies

]]> 2017-09-25 12:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783572 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783589 Things Fall Apart is a required book to read in many schools

]]> 2017-09-25 12:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783589 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783617 In 1948 he won a scholarship to study medicine]]> 2017-09-25 12:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783617 parents were Janet and Isaiah Achebe eberlyty19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783677 2017-09-25 12:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190783677 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784045 had 4 children]]> 2017-09-25 12:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784045 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784274 continued to travel and lecture even after being paralyzed ]]> 2017-09-25 12:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784274 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784276 2017-09-25 12:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784276 Had 5 siblings eberlyty19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784305 2017-09-25 12:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784305 Full Name https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784368 Chinua Achebe was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe on November 16, 1930]]> 2017-09-25 12:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784368 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784611 He joined NBC

]]> 2017-09-25 12:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784611 wrote 4 childrens books eberlyty19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784869 2017-09-25 12:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190784869 After Graduating https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190785089 Moved to London. Worked for British Broadcasting Company while writing stories.

]]> 2017-09-25 12:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190785089 getzma19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190786341 Published several collections of short stories and children's books]]> 2017-09-25 12:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190786341 wore glasses eberlyty19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190786645 2017-09-25 12:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190786645 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787362 he was black 

]]> 2017-09-25 12:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787362 returned home in 1979 to teach at the University of Nigeria https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787423 2017-09-25 12:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787423 lescoeco19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787585 Attended University of Ibadan]]> 2017-09-25 12:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787585 civil war was the main point in a lot of his writing https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787698 2017-09-25 12:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787698 attended university of london https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787729 2017-09-25 12:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787729 lescoeco19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787834 Sold more than 12 million copys of this story ]]> 2017-09-25 12:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787834 getzma19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787970 At college he studied liberal arts]]> 2017-09-25 12:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190787970 his family abandoned their religion for Christianity eberlyty19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788080 2017-09-25 12:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788080 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788197 (pronounced Chee-noo-ah Ah-chay-bay) ]]> 2017-09-25 12:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788197 lescoeco19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788237 Died in Boston, Masschusetts]]> 2017-09-25 12:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788237 Awards https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788434 2017-09-25 12:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788434 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788481 wrote things fall apart ]]> 2017-09-25 12:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788481 lescoeco19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788532 Received honorary degrees from more than 30 university's around the world ]]> 2017-09-25 12:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788532 lescoeco19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788883 won many awards]]> 2017-09-25 12:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788883 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788904 won man booke]]> 2017-09-25 12:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190788904 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190789043 won man booke]]> 2017-09-25 12:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/190789043 getzma19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191069347 Wrote his first short story while at University College.]]> 2017-09-26 01:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191069347 getzma19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191069700 Won the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in 2010.]]> 2017-09-26 01:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191069700 getzma19 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191070001  During the Nigeria Civil War, Achebe joined the Biafra Government  as an ambassador.]]> 2017-09-26 01:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191070001 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492599 Nigerian novelist, professor and poet]]> 2017-09-27 00:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492599 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492776 Won the man booker international prize in 2007]]> 2017-09-27 00:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492776 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492983 Born in Ogidi, Anambra]]> 2017-09-27 00:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191492983 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191493147 Won a scholarship to study medicine but changed his mind and went and studied English]]> 2017-09-27 00:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191493147 https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191493617 Wrote short stories and childrens books]]> 2017-09-27 00:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rkohler/ocy13al4u8b1/wish/191493617