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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 ...
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.
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. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit ...
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 ...
Mar 24, 2019 · Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) is probably both the most widely known and the most representative African novelist. He may very well have written the first African novel of real literary merit—such at least is the opinion of Charles Larson—and he deals with what one can call the classic issue that preoccupies his fellow novelists, the clash ...
Mar 23, 2013 · Achebe was a candidate for the Neustadt Prize in 1994 and 2004, and was a member of the Neustadt jury in 1974. His most recent book, There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra, is reviewed in the current issue of WLT and available to read on the WLT website. Neustadt Prize Nominating Statement for Chinua Achebe. by Gabriel Okara
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Oct 31, 2019 · In “Chinua Achebe and the Invention of African Literature,” I argued that Achebe was the person who invented African literature (Gikandi 2001). This contention has irked other writers of his generation, and it has been vigorously contested by numerous critics who find it unhelpful in positioning Achebe's work “in literary and cultural terms” (Morrison 2014 , 31).
