His first volume of poetry, Christmas in Biafra, was written during the war and was joint winner of the first Commonwealth Poetry Prize.
From 1972 to 1976, and again from 1987 to 1988, he was a Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and also for one year at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. His first jobs had been in radio, but he had been forced to leave his post as Director of External Broadcasting in his native country due to the upheaval that led to the Biafran War. His first volume of poetry, Christmas in Biafra, was written during the war and was joint winner of the first Commonwealth Poetry Prize. FTP, who is the Nigerian author of such works as Arrow of God, Anthills of the Savannah, and Things Fall Apart?
From 1972 to 1976, and again from 1987 to 1988, he was a Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and also for one year at the University of Connecticut, Storrs.
Chinua {Achebe}