Abubakar, Iya, 27
Aburi Accord (1967), 85–87
Achebe, Augustine (brother), 8, 29, 172, 183, 188
Achebe, Chidi (son), 88–89, 190
Achebe, Chinelo (daughter), 65, 68, 69, 200–201
Achebe, Chinua. See also specific topics
on African literature, 53–61
on Biafran new-nation committees, 143–49
and Biafra war. See Nigeria-Biafra war
children of, 65, 68, 88–89
children’s books of, 9
Christian background of, 7–8, 10–14
on Christianity versus ancestral religion, 11–14
and Christopher Okigbo. See Okigbo, Christopher
on cultural crossroads, 8–10
early stories, publication of, 33
education of, 15–29, 33–35
family background, 7–14
flees after 1966 coup,
67–72
Igbo traditions, early exposure to, 8–10, 12–13, 18–19
Igbo traditions and writing, 39, 55
London, first trip, 37
Man of the People, A, 52, 63, 161
meets Christie Okoli Achebe (wife), 31–32
on moral obligation as writer, 53, 55, 58–59
on Nigeria in present, 243–53
at Nigerian Broadcasting Company (NBC), 33, 35–37, 65, 67, 70
at Nigerian Broadcasting Service (NBS), 30–31
political activities post-war, 244