Chinụa Achebe, onye nke nne na nna ya kpọrọ Albert Chinụalụmọgu Achebe, gara ụlọ akwụkwọ nta nke ndị uka, gakwaa Government College n'Umuahia. Ọ mechara gakwaa mahadum nke Ibadan University of Ibadan, Ȯra Ọyọ (Oyo State) ebe ọ gụrụ asụsụ békè' site n'afọ 1948 ruo afọ 1953. Ka ọ gụchara akwụkwọ nke mahadum, ọ rụtụkwara ọrụ n'ụlọakwụkwọ dị iche iche nakwa n'ụlọọrụ mgbasa ozi. Site na 1958 ruo 1966, Chinụa Achebe bụ onye nhazi na-ahụ maka African Writers Series.