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2. www.youtube.com › watchRemembering Nigerian author Chinua Achebe - YouTube

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   The acclaimed Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has died at the age of eighty-two. A statement released on behalf of his family described Chinua Achebe as one o...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchNigerian writer "Chinua Achebe's" funeral sparks ... - YouTube

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   May 23, 2013 · Following his death in the United States back in March, Nigerian born Chinua Achebe will be buried in his native country on Thursday. Achebe was widely know...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchAfrican literary giant Chinua Achebe dies aged 82 - YouTube

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   http://www.euronews.com/ The man considered by many as the father of modern African literature, Nigeria's Chinua Achebe, has died in Boston aged 82.His break...

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5. www.bbc.co.uk › news › in-pictures-22646370In pictures: Chinua Achebe funeral in Nigeria - BBC News

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   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.

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6. www.theguardian.com › books › galleryChinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist and poet - in pictures

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   Mar 22, 2013 · The Nigerian novelist and poet Chinua Achebe has died at the age of 82. Here we celebrate his life with portraits and quotations from his work

7. www.today.com › popculture › nigerian-author-chinuaNigerian author Chinua Achebe dies at 82 - TODAY

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   Mar 22, 2013 · March 22, 2013, 5:11 AM PDT. By Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributor. Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist and poet whose 1958 novel "Things Fall Apart" addressed the effects of colonialism on African ...

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   Is Chinua Achebe still alive?

   • RM D52X9A – Mar 21, 2013 - FILE - Chinua Achebe, born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, November 16 1930 - March 21, 2013, has died at 82 following a brief illness. Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic.

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   Who is Chinua Achebe?

   • Famed Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, best known for his work Things Fall Apart, died last night in a Boston hospital at the age of 82. The author’s novels, short stories, and poems talked about his native Nigeria before and after independence from Great Britain. Here’s what you should know about the “Father of African Literature.”.

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   What happened to Chinua Achebe son?

   • On March 22, 1990, Chinua Achebe, his son Ikechukwu, and a driver were involved in a car accident that damaged Chinua’s spine and permanently confined him to a wheelchair. His son and the driver sustained minor injuries. Currently, Achebe teaches at Brown University and lives with his wife in Providence, Rhode Island.

   Chinua Achebe | Colonial and Postcolonial Theory

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   What did Chinua Achebe write?

   • He wrote about the effects of colonialism and its aftermath, as well as political corruption and attempts to introduce democratic reforms. Born in 1930, he has often been referred to as the founding father of African literature in English. Chinua Achebe said that any good story or any good novel should have a message and a purpose.

   Chinua Achebe: Obituary of Nigeria's renowned author - BBC

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   Why did Chinua Achebe write Things Fall Apart?

   • Chinua Achebe said that any good story or any good novel should have a message and a purpose. His first novel - the groundbreaking Things Fall Apart, published in 1958 - dealt with the clash between Western and traditional African values - and how traditional norms and values had been undermined.

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   Why did Achebe leave Nigeria?

   • After a car crash in 1990 which left him partially paralysed and in a wheel chair, Achebe moved to live in the US - only returning to Nigeria infrequently. But he continued to write and his novels, poems and essays and in his later years he was an outspoken critic of the Nigerian government.

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9. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-africa-21896414Chinua Achebe: Obituary of Nigeria's renowned author - BBC

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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 ...