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Chinua Achebe(1930-2013)

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Chinua Achebe was born on 16 November 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. He was a writer, known for Things Fall Apart (1971), Things Fall Apart (1987) and Ebony (1982). He was previously married to Christine Chinwe Okoli. He died on 21 March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedMarch 21, 2013(82)
BornNovember 16, 1930
DiedMarch 21, 2013(82)
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Known for:

Things Fall Apart (1971)
Things Fall Apart
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1971
Things Fall Apart (1987)
Things Fall Apart
8.3
TV Series
  • Writer(1987)
  • 1987
Ebony (1982)
Ebony
TV Series
  • Self
History of the Negro People (1965)
History of the Negro People
TV Mini Series
  • Self

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Writer

  • Things Fall Apart (1987)
    Things Fall Apart
    • novel (1987)
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Things Fall Apart (1971)
    Things Fall Apart
    • novel
    • written by
    • 1971

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  • Born
    • November 16, 1930
    • Ogidi, Nigeria
  • Died
    • March 21, 2013
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouse
    • Christine Chinwe OkoliSeptember 10, 1961 - March 21, 2013 (his death, 4 children)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Things Fall Apart", Quarry Theater, West Yorkshire, England, 1997.
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    • 3 Articles

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    Emeritus professor of English at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College.
  • Quotes
    When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because he has brought his own stool.

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