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Chinua Achebe

Africa's most famous and illustrious black novelist. Nigerian born writer of powerful fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and children's books

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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Born 1930
Died 2013

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  • Cover of: Literature and the writing process
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    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Introduction to Literature
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    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing: Part 3: Drama
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    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Carolina Reader for English 101
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    First published in 2016 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Glencoe Literature: American Literature: 1900 to the present
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: South Carolina: Language and Literacy
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  • Cover of: The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
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  • Cover of: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama: Part 1: Fiction
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  • Cover of: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
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  • Cover of: Exploring Literature: Custom Edition for Corning Community College
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  • Cover of: Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
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  • Cover of: Shabanu: daughter of the wind: with related readings
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    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Broadview Anthology of British Literature: Volume 6: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
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  • Cover of: Literature: For English 1020 at the Cuyahoga Community College
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  • Cover of: Glencoe literature: the reader's choice: World Literature
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  • Cover of: Holt McDougal Literature: Grade 12: British Literature
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Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic (1930-2013)

Born 1930
Died 2013

Subjects

Fiction, meaning of love, selfhood, freedom, short story, self-fulfilment, Literature, History, Classic Literature, Juvenile audience, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, Union, civil war, hanging, Collections, Imagination, Short Stories, Louisiana Creoles, racism, miscegenation, quadroons, Short stories, short stories, American literature

Places

Mallard residence, United States, Alabama, Owl Creek Bridge, Louisiana, L’Abri, Nigeria, Massachusetts, New England, Salem Village, Jefferson, Mississippi, Yoknapatawpha County, Africa, Araby, North Richmond Street, Araby bazaar, Ireland, New York, Wall Street, Amazon rainforest, Caribbean, Galway, Ship-Trap Island, Tibet

People

Brently Mallard, Josephine, Louise Mallard, Richards, Peyton Farquhar, Armand Aubigny, Désirée, La Blanche, Sandrine, Madame Valmont, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mr. Grierson, Tobe, Mangan's sister, Fortunato, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Montresor, Bartleby

Time

19th century, 1861-65, Antebellum era, 1861-1865, 1600s, 20th century, Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, Carnival, 1960-, Civil War, 1967-1970, late 19th century, 1950's, 1984-1993, Siglo XX, TwentiethCentury

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Alternative names

  • Achebe, Chinua.
  • CHINUA ACHEBE
  • Chinua Achebe.
  • chinua achebe, Achebe Chinua
  • ACHEBE CHINUA
  • Achebe
  • C Achebe
  • Achebe Chinua
  • Chinwe Achebe

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