| Name |
ACHEBE Chinualomagu Albert |
- Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) was considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature
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| Nickname |
Chinua |
| Birth |
16 Nov 1930 |
Ogidi, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Gender |
Male |
| Also Known As |
Chinua |
| Accident |
1990 |
| A serious Car accident |
- In 1990 a serious car accident left Achebe confined to a wheelchair. Shortly thereafter he accepted a teaching position at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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| Nationality |
Nigerian |
| Occupation |
Nigerian novelist |
| Individual ID |
2D136B8E89084E64B6D950FB0ADF1363B505 |
| Death |
21 Mar 2013 |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Cause: short illness |
| Burial |
23 May 2013 |
Ogidi, Idemili North L.G.A, Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Person ID |
I554 |
Igbo Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2021 |