This site announces the publishing of Chinua Achebe's biography, written by Ezenwa-Ohaeto.  It briefly states the themes of four novels written by Achebe and also introduces the fact that Achebe was a political activist in Nigeria.                http://www.africanews.org//culture/stories/19971201_feat1.html 

A very concise sketch of Achebe's life and accomplishments, taken from Encarta Encyclopedia.  http://www.encarta.msn.com/index/concise/0VOL06/00a17000.asp 

This site briefly states Achebe's biographical background as well as introduces new literature in Nigeria.  It states that Achebe is one of the founders of this "new literature".  http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/post/achebe/achebebio.html 

This rather lengthy site is entitled Achebe Novels and Nigeria. It connects Nigeria's development with Chinua Achebe's works, as well as justifies his inspirations to write. http://www.york.ac.uk/student/su/essaybank/politics/achebe_novels_and_nigeria.htm  

Women in Achebe's World  discusses women's roles (or lack there of) in Achebe's novels.  See the following web site to learn more: http://www.uga.edu/~womanist/1995/mezu.html 

In this "History Overview" one can obtain the historical background for many of Achebe's novels.  The site connects with eight other sites and  will help any researcher or reader understand Achebe's novels with greater ease.  http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/post/achebe/achebehistov.html

For a collection of proverbs found in Achebe's novels, this site can be very useful.    One of Achebe's proverbs is a great addition to any research assignment. http://www.lioness.cm.utexas.edu/Igbo.dir/proverb.htm

For the most popular Achebe quotations, this site is very enjoyable.  All quotations deal with the novel "Things Fall Apart" and the psychological problems that African society faced.  http://www.bemorecreative.com/one/890.htm 

To see a list of Achebe's awards and honors see the following site: http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/hypertext/landow/post/achebe/achebehon.html