Chinua Achebe joined the ancestors (Nov 16, 1930 - Mar 22, 2013). Nigerian novelist, poet, critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His 1st novel and magnum opus, ‘Things Fall Apart’ (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated and read African novel.
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"Chinua Achebe, Nigerian novelist and poet." Historianspeaks, March 23, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/chinua-achebe-nigerian-novelist-and-poet.
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