Chinua Achebe
16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic widely regarded as a foundational figure of modern African literature. His debut novel Things Fall Apart is one of the most widely read books in African literature. He spent his later career teaching in the United States.
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Life events
Albert Chinualumogu Achebe was born in the Igbo town of Ogidi in colonial Nigeria.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe attended University College in Ibadan, studying English, history, and theology.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis landmark debut novel depicted the impact of colonialism on Igbo society.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe second novel in what became known as his African Trilogy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis influential critique argued the novel dehumanized Africans.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgA car accident in Nigeria left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis memoir reflected on the Nigerian Civil War and the Biafran experience.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgChinua Achebe died in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 82.
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