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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe called as the father of modern African literature was crowned £60,000 ($NZ158, 000) Man Booker International Prize. The prestigious International Man Booker award is granted every two years to a living author for their achievements in fiction. It was first awarded to Albanian writer Ismail Kadare in 2005. The 76-year old author, Achebe is best known for his 1958 debut novel ‘Things Fall Apart,’ which sold more than 10 million copies. Chinua Achebe, who was paralyzed from the waist down after a car accident in 1990, beats the impressive list of competitors which included Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, John Banville, Peter Carey, Don DeLillo, Doris Lessing, and Salman Rushdie. Academic and author Elaine Showalter, who was one of the judges, said, In Things Fall Apart and his other fiction set in Nigeria, Chinua Achebe inaugurated the modern African novel. He also illuminated the path for writers around the world seeking new words and forms for new realities and societies. We honor his literary example and achievements. Achebe’s work focus on African politics, the way Africa and Africans are depicted in the West and the effects of colonization on African societies. Read