Saturday, March 21, 2020

GREAT WRITERS : CHINUA ACHEBE

CHINUA ACHEBE MEMORIAL DAY

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart, often considered his masterpiece, is the most widely read book in modern African literature. 

Born: 16 November 1930, Ogidi, Nigeria
Died: 21 March 2013, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Awards: Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels, more
Education: University of London, University of Ibadan, Government College Umuahia, more

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