Nigeria : Writer remembers him for his courage , humility and guiding presence . `` In an interview for the Paris Review of Books in 1994 , Achebe spoke of how his early love of stories made him realize that they only reflected the point of view of the white man . Chinua Achebe wrote more than 20 books . Nigeria 's President hails him as a ` ` globally acclaimed writer , scholar , cultural icon , nationalist '' South Africa 's Jacob Zuma mourns the loss of a ` ` colossus of African writing ''
Nigeria : Writer remembers him for his courage , humility and guiding presence . Chinua Achebe wrote more than 20 books . Nigeria 's President hails him as a ` ` globally acclaimed writer , scholar , cultural icon , nationalist '' South Africa 's Jacob Zuma mourns the loss of a ` ` colossus of African writing ''