Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet and critic whose 1958 novel ‘Things Fall Apart’ became one of the most widely read works of African literature and is often credited with helping establish the African novel as a global literary form. He died in 2013.
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Chinua Achebe
Novelist ('Things Fall Apart')
Location: Ogidi
Author of 'Things Fall Apart', one of the most widely read African novels, and a foundational figure in modern African literature.
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