Chinua Achebe
The Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and philosopher told distinctly African stories from the perspective of African characters, bringing up literature that was independent of Europe. He did this across dozens of books and novels, essays and poetry and this gave him the description “the father of modern African literature”. In his popular novel, Things Fall Apart, he discusses some philosophical issues including the “struggle between social change and tradition, varying interpretations of masculinity, the legacy of colonialism in Africa, and the difficulties involved in cultural understanding and cultural representation.” He had during his university education written essays and letters about philosophy and freedom in academia, some of which were published in a campus magazine, The Bug.
