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Mar 22, 2013 · 22 March 2013. Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, who has died aged 82, was revered throughout the world for his depiction of life in Africa. He wrote about the effects of colonialism and its ...
- Achebe Publishes Biafran Memoir
Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has published his...
- Achebe Publishes Biafran Memoir
May 23, 2013 · Images of the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, who died in March in the US and whose body has now returned to his homeland. Images of the funeral of renowned Nigerian author ...
Mar 22, 2013 · 22 March 2013. Bilkisu Labaran, from the BBC's Focus on Africa programme, talks about the influence of Chinua Achebe. Renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has died at the age of 82 after a brief ...
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Chinua Achebe (/ ˈtʃɪnwɑː əˈtʃɛbeɪ / ⓘ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and ...
Mar 22, 2013 · Arts Mar 22, 2013 2:59 PM EDT. Nigerian novelist, poet, essayist, statesman and dissident Chinua Achebe died Thursday in Boston after a brief illness. He was 82. Achebe emerged upon the literary ...
Chinua Achebe, who died last year, left more than books as his legacy. He inspired some of today’s most talented writers, argues Jane Ciabattari. When the legendary Nigerian novelist Chinua ...
Mar 22, 2013 · By Jonathan Kandell. March 22, 2013. Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author and towering man of letters whose internationally acclaimed fiction helped to revive African literature and to rewrite the ...