1. Chinua Achebe notes
Andrew C. Jackson pp

2. Student of literature
At the time that he was going to school, most African stories were written by Europeans

3. Nigeria’s struggle for independence
Nigeria had a bad relationship with Britain from the start
After WWII, more pressure was applied for independence

4. Novelist for a new Africa
Began writing while a college student

5. Crusader for a lost cause
After Nigeria won independence, ethnic tensions simmered

6. Political life and exile
Auto accident
Language is “mankind’s greatest blessing.”
Storyteller is “high priest”

7. Over
Andrew C. Jackson
September, 2006