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1. 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 ...

2. 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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3. 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 ...

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5. www.today.com › news › grandfather-africanGrandfather of African literature, Chinua Achebe ... - TODAY

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   Mar 22, 2013 · LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, widely seen as the grandfather of modern African literature, has died at the age of 82.

6. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-21898664Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies - BBC News

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   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 ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 2013/03/23 › worldChinua Achebe, Nigerian Writer, Dies at 82 - The New York Times

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   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 ...

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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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   In which places was Chinua Achebe in the news?

   • RM D52AR1 – FILE - Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in Frankfurt Main, Germany on 12 October 2002. RM EKY2G7 – The front cover of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was photographed against a black background. Chinua Achebe died in the night from the 21 to the 22 March 2013 in a hospital in Boston, USA.

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   Who was Chinua Achebe?

   • 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 aftermath, as well as political corruption and attempts to introduce democratic reforms.

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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.

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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.thestar.com › news › worldChinua Achebe, African literary icon, dies - The Toronto Star

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   Mar 22, 2013 · Today’s Paper; Betting; SALE: Only $1. SALE: ... Chinua Achebe, African literary icon, dies Novelist Chinua Achebe, best known for Things Fall Apart, depicted Africans’ extraordinary virtues ...