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     Remembering Nigerian author Chinua Achebe

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     Achebe Discusses Africa 50 Years After 'Things Fall Apart'

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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 › watchChinua Achebe: 1930-2013 - YouTube

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   Mar 23, 2013 · "A great tree has fallen." -Corey D.B. Walker, chair of Africana studiesChinua Achebe, the David and Marianna Fisher University professor and professor of Af...

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4. www.youtube.com › watchThe Life and Legacy of Chinua Achebe: The Father of ... - YouTube

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   May 15, 2023 · In this video, we explore the life and legacy of Chinua Achebe, one of the greatest African writers of the 20th century. From his early childhood in Nigeria ...

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   Mar 22, 2013 · The death of Chinua Achebe. The best of the world's arts, film, music and literature brought to you every day. Presented by Anna McNamee. The acclaimed novelist and poet, known as the father of ...

6. 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 ...

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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   Who is Chinua Achebe?

   • Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has died aged 82. (AFP Photo: Abayomi Adeshida) Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the revered "father of modern African literature", has died aged 82, his family said.

   African 'literary gem' Chinua Achebe dies - ABC News

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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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   Where did Chinua Achebe grow up?

   • Chinua Achebe was born and raised in the Igbo region of Ogidi in southeastern Nigeria with five siblings. The Nigerian native excelled in his education and went to University College in Nigeria, studying English, history and theology.

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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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9. www.abc.net.au › news › 2013/03/23African 'literary gem' Chinua Achebe dies - ABC News

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   Mar 22, 2013 · Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the revered "father of modern African literature", has died aged 82, his family said. Best known internationally for his novel Things Fall Apart, which depicts the ...