Título: Chinua Achebe
Seção: University
Background: Chinua Achebe (, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; (16 November 1930 - 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958), often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature. He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007. Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria, Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship to study medicine, but changed his studies to English literature at University College (now the University of Ibadan).

Conteúdo: In 1948, in preparation for independence, Nigeria's first university opened. Known as University College (now the University of Ibadan), it was an associate college of the University of London. Achebe obtained such high marks in the entrance examination that he was admitted as a Major Scholar in the university's first intake and given a bursary to study medicine. It was during his studies at Ibadan that Achebe began to become critical of European literature about Africa. After reading Joyce Cary's 1939 work Mister Johnson about a cheerful Nigerian man who (among other things) works for an abusive British storeowner, he was so disturbed by the book's portrayal of its Nigerian characters as either savages or buffoons that he decided to become a writer. Achebe recognised his dislike for the African protagonist as a sign of the author's cultural ignorance. One of his classmates announced to the professor that the only enjoyable moment in the book is when Johnson is shot. He abandoned the study of medicine and changed to English, history, and theology. Because he switched his field, however, he lost his scholarship and had to pay tuition fees. He received a government bursary, and his family also donated money - his older brother Augustine gave up money for a trip home from his job as a civil servant so Chinua could continue his studies. From its inception, the university had a strong Arts faculty; it includes many famous writers amongst its alumni. These include Nobel Laureate Wo

user: What university did Achebe attend?

assistant: It was during his studies at Ibadan that Achebe began to become critical of European literature about Africa.

user: What year did he attend?

assistant: 1951-52 school year.

user: What did he study at the university?

assistant: Major Scholar in the university's first intake and given a bursary to study medicine.

user: What happened when he changed his field of study?

assistant: he lost his scholarship and had to pay tuition fees.

user: How did his older brother help with his tuition?

assistant: his older brother Augustine gave up money for a trip home from his job as a civil servant so Chinua could continue his studies.

user: Did Achebe finish his education?

assistant: After the final examinations at Ibadan in 1953, Achebe was awarded a second-class degree.

user: Did he ever further his education after 1953?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he return to the university?

assistant: graduation. He returned to his hometown of Ogidi to sort through his options.

user: Did he do anything after he returned home?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER