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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: McDougal, Littell Literature and language: English and World Literature
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    Cover of edition literaturelangua00arth_0 First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Riverside anthology of literature
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    Cover of edition riversideantholo00hunt First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An introduction to literature: fiction, poetry, drama
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780321061287 First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An introduction to literature: fiction, poetry, drama
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    First published in 1996 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Things Fall Apart: with Connections
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    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Literature: Thinking, Reading, and Writing Critically
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780673525239 First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Tapestry: a Multicultural Collection of American Literature
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    Cover of edition tapestry00glob First published in 1994 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Platinum
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780137131990 First published in 1991 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall literature.: timeless voices, timeless themes.
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    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Heinemann book of contemporary African short stories
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    First published in 1992 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
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    Cover of edition storyitswriterin0000unse_n2k7 First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction
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    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Perrine's Story and Structure
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    Cover of edition perrinesstorystr0012perr First published in 2009 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: World Literature
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite00na_0 First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Backpack Literature
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    Cover of edition backpackliteratu0000unse First published in 2016 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Africa (Universal History)

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  • Cover of: Fiction: A Pocket Anthology
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    First published in 2002 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An Introduction to Fiction
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    First published in 2005 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Contemporary Stories 1
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    First published in 1996 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Chinua Achebe Reading Anthills of the Savannah Arrow of God

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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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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