CULTURETECHLENSChinua Achebe
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Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930 and died on 21 March 2013; he was a professor at Brown University from 2009 until his death; he is celebrated for his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, regarded as a cornerstone of modern African literature.
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Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930 and died on 21 March 2013; he was a professor at Brown University from 2009 until his death; he is celebrated for his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, regarded as a cornerstone of modern African literature.
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- Arrow of God — authored by → this record
- Things Fall Apart — authored by → this record
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- https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2013-04-25/telling-nigerias-story (verification source · master store)
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Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930 and died on 21 March 2013; he was a professor at Brown University from 2009 until his death; he is celebrated for his 1958 novel Things Fall Apart, regarded as a cornerstone of modern African literature.
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