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Chinua Achebe

Africa's most famous and illustrious black novelist. Nigerian born writer of powerful fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and children's books

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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Born 1930
Died 2013

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  • Cover of: Things Fall Apart

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  • Cover of: No longer at ease

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  • Cover of: A man of the people

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  • Cover of: Arrow of God

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  • Cover of: Anthills of the savannah

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  • Cover of: The Penguin book of international short stories

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  • Cover of: Girls at war, and other stories.

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  • Cover of: Literature: reading, reacting, writing

    First published in 1991 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Literature: an introduction to fiction, poetry, drama, and writing

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  • Cover of: Fiction: A HarperCollins pocket anthology

    Cover of edition isbn_9780823049660 First published in 1993 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Holt Elements of Literature: Sixth Course

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  • Cover of: Beware Soul Brother

    First published in 1971 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Under African skies: modern African stories

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  • Cover of: The Education of a British-Protected Child: Essays

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  • Cover of: How leopard got his claws

    First published in 1972 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Other voices, other vistas: short stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America

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  • Cover of: There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra

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  • Cover of: Hopes and impediments: selected essays

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  • Cover of: Literature: a portable anthology

    Cover of edition isbn_9780312416546 First published in 2004 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Illinois: Prentice Hall Literature

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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Born 1930
Died 2013

Subjects

Fiction, meaning of love, selfhood, freedom, short story, self-fulfilment, Literature, History, Classic Literature, Juvenile audience, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Union, civil war, hanging, Collections, Imagination, Short Stories, Louisiana Creoles, racism, miscegenation, quadroons, Short stories, short stories, American literature

Places

Mallard residence, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Louisiana, L’Abri, Nigeria, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Africa, Araby, North Richmond Street, Araby bazaar, Ireland, New York, Wall Street, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean, Galway, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet

People

Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Peyton Farquhar, Armand Aubigny, Désirée, La Blanche, Sandrine, Madame Valmont, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Mangan's sister, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Bartleby

Time

19th century, 1861-65, Antebellum era, 1861-1865, 1600s, 20th century, Civil War, Carnival, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1960-, Civil War, 1967-1970, late 19th century, 1950's, 1984-1993, Siglo XX, TwentiethCentury

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Alternative names

  • Achebe, Chinua.
  • CHINUA ACHEBE
  • Chinua Achebe.
  • chinua achebe, Achebe Chinua
  • ACHEBE CHINUA
  • Achebe
  • C Achebe
  • Achebe Chinua
  • Chinwe Achebe

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March 11, 2024 Edited by Lisa merge authors
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