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Chinua Achebe has been called both the father and grandfather of African literature, a legacy that began with the publication of “Things Fall Apart” in 1958 and will continue beyond his death in March 2013.
March 22, 2013
It was sad when Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe died March 21 at age 82.
March 23, 2015
The world mourns author Chinua Achebe
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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, 82, dies
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Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
March 23, 2013
His 1958 debut novel, ‘Things Fall Apart,’ presented European colonization from an African viewpoint and established him as the patriarch of modern African literature.
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Oct. 22, 2010
Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died.
Chinua Achebe, author of ‘Things Fall Apart,’ dies at 82
Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world