Chinua Achebe
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| Born | Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe Template:Birth date Ogidi, Nigeria Protectorate |
| Died | 22 March 2013 (aged 82)[1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies Brown University |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Igbo |
| Period | 1958–present |
| Notable work(s) | "The African Trilogy": Things Fall Apart, No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, A Man of the People and Anthills of the Savannah |
Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 - 22 March 2013) was a Nigerian[2] novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was best known for writing the novel, Things Fall Apart which was first printed in 1958.[3][4] It is the most widely read book in modern African literature. Achebe went to Nigeria's first university, University College. Achebe wrote his first short story at university.
References
- ↑ Jonathan Kandell (22 March 2013). "Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ↑ Ezenwa-Ohaeto, p. 6.
- ↑ Franklin, Ruth. "After Empire: Chinua Achebe and the Great African Novel". The New Yorker, 26 May 2008. Retrieved on 7 December 2010.
- ↑ Ogbaa, p. xv.
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