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Nigerian author Chinua Achebe dies
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| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 22, 2013 08:13am |
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| Author | BBC |
| News Date | Friday, March 22, 2013 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has died, the spokesman for the Anambra state government and his publisher have said.
His home state of Anambra, in south-eastern Nigeria, was in mourning for its "illustrious son", the spokesman, Mike Udah, told the BBC .
Mr Achebe, 82, was one of Africa's best known authors. His 1958 debut novel Things Fall Apart has sold more than 10 million copies.
He had been living in the US since 1990 following injuries from a car crash.
The writer and academic wrote more than 20 works - some fiercely critical of politicians and a failure of leadership in Nigeria.
South African writer and Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer called him the "father of modern African literature" in 2007 when she was among the judges to award him the Man Booker International Prize in honour of his literary career.
Things Fall Apart has been translated into more than 50 languages and focuses on the traditions of Igbo society and the clash between Western and traditional values. |
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