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  1. May 10, 2021 · The Achebe family is teaming up with Dayo Ogunyemi of 234 Media, Joe Seldner of Seldner Media, and a few others to bring Chinua Achebe‘s African Trilogy, “Things Fall Apart,” “No Longer at ...

  2. Sep 29, 2024 · Idris Elba is set to star and executive produce a TV series adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s literary classic, Things Fall Apart. Elba has been slated to play the novel’s protagonist, Okonkwo, a ...

  3. Apr 2, 2014 · Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist and author of 'Things Fall Apart,' a work that in part led to his being called the 'patriarch of the African novel.' ... 2021; Original Published Date: April ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Apr 13, 2021 · Yasmin Alibhai-Brown picks Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart. ... Tue 13 Apr 2021 16:30. BBC Radio 4. Fri 16 Apr 2021 23:00. BBC Radio 4. Great Rock and Roll Lives.

  6. Mar 22, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," Chinua Achebe wrote in "Things Fall Apart." Africans, the Nigerian author announced more than 50 years ago, had their own history, their own celebrities and reputations. Centuries of being defined by the West were ...

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  8. Jun 17, 2023 · By Mazhun Idris. In the world of African literature, June 17 every year is commemorated as “Things Fall Apart Day” in tribute to the timeless appeal of the renowned novel of the same name, authored by the celebrated novelist and essayist, Chinua Achebe. Published on June 17, 1958, Things Fall Apart has within the past six decades grown to ...

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